Egyptian Arabic
dialect spoken in Egypt
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Summary
Egyptian Arabic is a dialect[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,840 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Egypt[3]
- Instance of: modern language[4], natural language[5]
- Subclass of: Egypto-Sudanic Arabic[6]
- Writing system: Arabic script[7], Arabic chat alphabet[8]
- Commons category: Egyptian Arabic language[9]
- Wikimedia language code: arz[10]
- Has part(s): Cairene Arabic[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Egyptian Arabic[12]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 64,600,000[13], 100,542,400[14]
- Native label: اللغه المصريه الحديثه[15]
- Short name: ECA[16]
- Different from: Egyptian[17]
- Indigenous to: Egypt[18]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ARZ[19]
- Ethnologue language status: 3 Wider Communication[20]
- Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object[21], fusional language[22]
- Dialect of: Arabic[23]
- Has grammatical gender: masculine[24], feminine[25]
- Entry in abbreviations table: Mıs.[26]
Why It Matters
Egyptian Arabic has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]