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* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Arabic Egyptian Arabic]''' (68%), | * '''[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/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/Northwest_Arabian_Arabic Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic or Northwest Arabian Arabic]''' (1.6%), | ||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Arabic Sudanese Arabic]''' (0.6%), | * '''[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/Domari_language Domari]''' (0.3%), | ||
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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 or Northwest Arabian 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.
Historically Egyptian was spoken, of which the latest stage is Coptic Egyptian. Spoken Coptic was mostly extinct by the 17th century but may have survived in isolated pockets in Upper Egypt as late as the 19th century. It remains in use as the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It forms a separate branch among the family of Afroasiatic languages. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
Egyptian Arabic
Sa'idi Arabic
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
Sudanese Arabic
Domari
Nobiin
Beja
Siwi
Coptic Egyptian
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
- Arabic Phonology
- Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Arabic Alphabet
- The Arabic Alphabet
Egyptian Arabic
Sa'idi Arabic
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
Sudanese Arabic
Domari
Nobiin
Beja
Siwi
Coptic Egyptian
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
Egyptian Arabic
Sa'idi Arabic
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
Sudanese Arabic
Domari
Nobiin
Beja
Siwi
Coptic Egyptian
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.