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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official language of the Arab Republic of Egypt is '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic Arabic]'''. | |||
The spoken languages are: | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Arabic Egyptian Arabic]''' (68%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%CA%BDidi_Arabic Sa'idi Arabic]''' (29%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Arabian_Arabic Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic]''' (1.6%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Arabic Sudanese Arabic]''' (0.6%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domari_language Domari]''' (0.3%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobiin_language Nobiin]''' (0.3%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language Beja]''' (0.1%), | |||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwi_language Siwi]''' | |||
and others. | |||
Additionally, Greek, Armenian and Italian, and more recently, African languages like Amharic and Tigrigna are the main languages of immigrants. | |||
The main foreign languages taught in schools, by order of popularity, are English, French, German and Italian. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt#Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2021.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
For word lists and help researching in Egyptian records, see: | For word lists and help researching in Egyptian records, see: | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The official language of the Arab Republic of Egypt is Arabic.
The spoken languages are:
- Egyptian Arabic (68%),
- Sa'idi Arabic (29%),
- Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic (1.6%),
- Sudanese Arabic (0.6%),
- Domari (0.3%),
- Nobiin (0.3%),
- Beja (0.1%),
- Siwi
and others.
Additionally, Greek, Armenian and Italian, and more recently, African languages like Amharic and Tigrigna are the main languages of immigrants.
The main foreign languages taught in schools, by order of popularity, are English, French, German and Italian. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
For word lists and help researching in Egyptian records, see:
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt#Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2021.