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Languages of Egypt
Egyptians speak a continuum of dialects. The predominant dialect in Egypt is Egyptian Colloquial Arabic or Masri/Masry (مصرى Egyptian), which is the vernacular language. Literary Arabic is the official language and the most widely written. The Coptic language is used liturgically by Copts as it is the liturgical language of Coptic Christianity.
Literary Arabic is the official language of Egypt.
Egyptian Arabic is the commonly spoken language, based on the dialect of Cairo, and is occasionally written in Arabic script, or in Arabic chat alphabet mostly on new communication services.
Of the many varieties of Arabic, Egyptian Arabic is the most widely understood first dialect in the Middle East–North Africa, probably due to the influence of Egyptian cinema and music industry throughout the Arabic-speaking world.
In southern Egypt, Saidi Arabic is the main spoken language for most people.
In the far-Southern Upper Nile Valley, around Kom Ombo and Aswan, there are about 300,000 speakers of Nubian languages, mainly Nobiin, but also Kenuzi.
About 30,000 Egyptian Berbers living in the Siwa oasis and its surroundings speak Siwi language, which is a variety of the Berber language of North Africa. Siwi Berber is well mutually intelligible with neighbouring Libyan Berber dialects. Beja is spoken in the Eastern desert and along the southern Red Sea coast, including the disputed Halaib Triangle.
The only sign language known to be used in Egypt is Egyptian Sign Language. It is known to be used in Alexandria and Cairo, and possibly other regions. Regional variation is reported anecdotally but not documented.
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Languages of Egypt
Egyptians speak a continuum of dialects. The predominant dialect in Egypt is Egyptian Colloquial Arabic or Masri/Masry (مصرى Egyptian), which is the vernacular language. Literary Arabic is the official language and the most widely written. The Coptic language is used liturgically by Copts as it is the liturgical language of Coptic Christianity.
Literary Arabic is the official language of Egypt.
Egyptian Arabic is the commonly spoken language, based on the dialect of Cairo, and is occasionally written in Arabic script, or in Arabic chat alphabet mostly on new communication services.
Of the many varieties of Arabic, Egyptian Arabic is the most widely understood first dialect in the Middle East–North Africa, probably due to the influence of Egyptian cinema and music industry throughout the Arabic-speaking world.
In southern Egypt, Saidi Arabic is the main spoken language for most people.
In the far-Southern Upper Nile Valley, around Kom Ombo and Aswan, there are about 300,000 speakers of Nubian languages, mainly Nobiin, but also Kenuzi.
About 30,000 Egyptian Berbers living in the Siwa oasis and its surroundings speak Siwi language, which is a variety of the Berber language of North Africa. Siwi Berber is well mutually intelligible with neighbouring Libyan Berber dialects. Beja is spoken in the Eastern desert and along the southern Red Sea coast, including the disputed Halaib Triangle.
The only sign language known to be used in Egypt is Egyptian Sign Language. It is known to be used in Alexandria and Cairo, and possibly other regions. Regional variation is reported anecdotally but not documented.