Bahasa [[Arabic language|ArabicArab]] isadalah thebahasa nationalnasional languageUni of the UnitedEmirat Arab Emirates. TheDialek [[GulfTeluk Arabic|Gulfbahasa dialect[[Arab]] ofdituturkan Arabicsecara isasli spokenoleh nativelyorang-orang by the Emirati[[Emirat]] people.<ref>{{cite book|last=Christensen|first=Shane|title=Frommer's Dubai|year=2010|work=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-71178-1|page=174}}</ref> Since the area was occupied by the British until 1971, English is the primary ''[[lingua franca]]'' in the UAE. As such, a knowledge of the language is a requirement when applying for most local jobs. Other world languages are represented by expatriate population drawn from a wide mix of nationalities.
