ARZ ISO 639-3
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
عامي (Ammi), مصري (Masri) Autonym
A language of Egypt
- ISO 639
- arz
- Alternate Names
- Lower Egypt Arabic, Massry, Modern Egyptian Language, Normal Egyptian Arabic
- Autonym
- عامي (Ammi), مصري (Masri)
- Population
- 67,000,000 in Egypt (2019). Total users in all countries: 70,272,520.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language.
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- Dialects
- West Delta Arabic, South Delta Arabic, Cairene Arabic, Alexandrian Arabic, Port Said Arabic, East Delta Arabic. Egyptian Spoken Arabic, based on Cairo speech (Cairene) is the most widely understood variety used for media, both in Egypt and throughout the non-nomadic Arab world. It is an amalgam of Delta Arabic and Middle Egypt Arabic, with borrowings from literary Arabic. A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
- Language Use
- All domains. Also use English [eng], especially in academic settings. Also use French [fra], especially in academic settings. Used as L2 by Greek [ell], Mattokki [xnz], Nobiin [fia], Sa’idi Spoken Arabic [aec], Siwi [siz], Western Armenian [hyw].
- Language Development
- Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1932.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], primary usage. Braille script [Brai].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Long-established scattered communities.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
303,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
51,600 in Australia (2016). Total Arabic speakers in Australia: 322,000 (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
21,900 in Canada (2016). Total Arabic speakers in Canada: 420,000 (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
37,400 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Spain
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
4,140 in Spain (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Kingdom
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
22,800 in United Kingdom (2011). Total Arabic speakers in the United Kingdom: 159,000 (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Greece
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
10,500 in Greece (2011 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Israel
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
27,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Iraq
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
472,000 in Iraq (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Italy
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
57,700 in Italy (2012 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kuwait
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
396,000 in Kuwait (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Lebanon
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
118,000 in Lebanon (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Libya
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
671,000 in Libya (2020). No monolinguals.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Malta
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
2,100 in Malta (Leclerc 2016).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Netherlands
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
16,600 in Netherlands (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of New Zealand
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
2,570 in New Zealand (2013). Total Arabic speakers in New Zealand: 10,700 (2013 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Oman
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
75,200 in Oman (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Palestine
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
45,700 in Palestine (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Qatar
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
57,000 in Qatar (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Saudi Arabia
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
597,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sweden
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
4,710 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Singapore
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
11,000 in Singapore (2018 J. Leclerc).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Syria
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
70,200 in Syria (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
122,000 in United States (2015). Total Arabic speakers in the United States: 924,000 (2015 census).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Yemen
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
15,400 in Yemen (2018).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of South Africa
Language Name
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
User Population
60,000 in South Africa (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Widespread.
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