EG
Arab Republic of Egypt
Egypt
Summary
Egypt is a country in Africa that is home to 104,258,000 people. It is also home to 9 living indigenous languages. In addition, 11 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Afro-Asiatic (7) Nilo-Saharan (1) Sign language (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Egypt has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.