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==Description==
The official language of the Arab Republic of Egypt is '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic Arabic]'''.


*[http://www.lisaanmasry.com/online/search.php Egyptian Arabic Dictionary]
The spoken languages are:
*[http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptlanguage.html Ancient Egyptian Language (history)]  
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Arabic Egyptian Arabic]''' (68%),
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Egypt Languages of Egypt]
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%CA%BDidi_Arabic Sa'idi Arabic]''' (29%),
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Arabian_Arabic Northwest Arabian Arabic or (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.
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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt#Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2021.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
'''Modern Standard Arabic'''
*[[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic Genealogical Word List]]
*[http://www.modernstandardarabic.com/arabic-vocabulary/ Arabic Vocabulary at ModernStandardArabic]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php#phrases Useful Arabic phrases at Omniglot]
'''Egyptian Arabic'''
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic_egyptian.php#phrases Useful Egyptian Arabic phrases at Omniglot]
'''Sudanese Arabic'''
*[https://turningsudanese.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/sudanese-arabic-useful-words-phrases/ Sudanese Arabic: useful words & phrases at TurningSudanese]
*[https://safarijunkie.com/sudan/basic-sudanese-arabic-travel-phrases/ Sudanese Arabic for travellers at SafariJunkie]
'''Domari'''
*[https://relatedwords.io/domari-language Domari Language Words at RelatedWords]
'''Coptic Egyptian'''
*[https://www.suscopts.org/deacons/coptic/FT-Coptic%20Language-Lectures.pdf The Coptic Language at Suscopts]
*[http://ekladious.com/CopticLanguage/Vocabulary1.html Coptic Vocabulary List for Beginners at Ikladious]
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Modern Standard Arabic'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic Phonology at Wikipedia]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
*[https://thearabiclearner.com/the-arabic-alphabet/ Arabic Alphabet at TheArabicLearner]
*[https://www.optilingo.com/blog/arabic/the-arabic-alphabet/ The Arabic Alphabet at Optilingo]
'''Egyptian Arabic'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Arabic_phonology Egyptian Arabic Phonology at Wikipedia]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic_egypt.htm Egyptian Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
'''Sa'idi Arabic'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%CA%BDidi_Arabic#Phonology Saʽidi Arabic Phonology at Wikipedia]
'''Domari'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domari_language#Orthography Domari Orthography at Wikipedia]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/domari.htm Domari Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
'''Nobiin'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobiin_language#Phonology Noblin Phonology at Wikipedia]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/nobiin.htm Noblin Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
'''Beja'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Phonology Beja Phonology at Wikipedia]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/beja.htm Noblin Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
'''Siwi'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwi_language#Phonology Siwi Phonology at Wikipedia]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/siwi.htm Siwi Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
'''Coptic Egyptian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_language#Phonology Coptic Egyptian Phonology at Wikipedia]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/coptic.htm Coptic Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
*[http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptlanguage.html Ancient Egyptian Language (history) at Crystalinks]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Egypt Languages of Egypt at Wikipedia]
'''Modern Standard Arabic'''
*[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/arabic-modern-standard/ Arabic Modern Standard at MustGo]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English - Arabic at Glosbe]
'''Egyptian Arabic'''
*[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/arabic-egyptian/ Arabic (Egyptian Spoken) at MustGo]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/arz Dictionary English - Egyptian Arabic at Glosbe]
'''Sa'idi Arabic'''
*[https://dbpedia.org/page/Sa%CA%BDidi_Arabic About: Saʽidi Arabic at Dbpedia]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/aec Dictionary English - Saidi Arabic at Glosbe]
'''Northwest Arabian Arabic or (Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic)'''
*[https://dbpedia.org/page/Northwest_Arabian_Arabic About: Northwest Arabian Arabic at Dbpedia]
*[https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Northwest_Arabian_Arabic Northwest Arabian Arabic at Wikivisually]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/avl Dictionary English - Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic at Glosbe]
'''Sudanese Arabic'''
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/apd Dictionary English - Sudanese Arabic at Glosbe]
*[https://www.talkinarabic.com/sudanese-dialect-main/ Learn To Speak Sudanese Arabic at TalkInArabic]
'''Domari'''
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/rmt Dictionary English - Domari English at Glosbe]
'''Nobiin'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobiin_language#Grammar Noblin Grammar at Wikipedia]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/fia Dictionary English - Nobiin at Glosbe]
'''Beja'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Grammar Beja Grammar at Wikipedia]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/bej Dictionary English - Beja at Glosbe]
'''Siwi'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwi_language#Grammar Siwi Grammar at Wikipedia]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/siz Dictionary English - Siwi at Glosbe]
'''Coptic Egyptian'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_language#Grammar Coptic Egyptian Grammar at Wikipedia]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/cop Dictionary English - Coptic at Glosbe]
*[https://www.suscopts.org/deacons/coptic/FT-Coptic%20Language-Lectures.pdf The Coptic Language at Suscopts]
==Additional Resources==
* Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm), and Pimsleur (Firm). ''Conversational modern standard Arabic.'' New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1105225619 WorldCat].
* Abboud, Peter F, and Ernest N McCarus. ''Elementary modern standard Arabic.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1114760079 WorldCat].
*[https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/16207/Coptic-Ancient-language-still-spoken-today Coptic: Ancient language still spoken today at EgyptToday]
*[https://alphaomegatranslations.com/foreign-language/four-languages-of-egypt/ Four Languages of Egypt at AlphaOmegaTranslations]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_language Egyptian language at Wikipedia]
== References  ==
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Description

The official language of the Arab Republic of Egypt is Arabic.

The spoken languages are:

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)

Modern Standard Arabic

Egyptian Arabic

Sudanese Arabic

Domari

Coptic Egyptian

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Modern Standard Arabic

Egyptian Arabic

Sa'idi Arabic

Domari

Nobiin

Beja

Siwi

Coptic Egyptian

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Modern Standard Arabic

Egyptian Arabic

Sa'idi Arabic

Northwest Arabian Arabic or (Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic)

Sudanese Arabic

Domari

Nobiin

Beja

Siwi

Coptic Egyptian

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt#Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2021.
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