Egyptian Arabic facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Egyptian Arabic |
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| اللغه المصريه الحديثه | ||||
| Native to | Egypt | |||
| Native speakers | 58,412,000 (2014)e19 | |||
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Writing system | Arabic alphabet | |||
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Egyptian Arabic (Maṣrī مصري) is a kind of the Arabic language of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
It came from the people living in the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt around the capital Cairo. It originates from the spoken Arabic brought to Egypt during the AD seventh-century Muslim conquest of Egypt.
Masri was formed also of Copto-Egyptian language of pre-Islamic Egypt, and other languages such as Turkish.
Egyptian Arabic language is not officially recognized by Egyptian government.
More than 76 million people in Egypt speak Masri. Also a lot of people in the Middle East can understand Masri.
See also
In Spanish: Árabe egipcio para niños
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