Egypt

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Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1971, Constitution, Article 2).

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken

[arz] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 52,500,000 in Egypt (2006). Population total all countries: 53,990,000.

Bedawiyet

[bej] 5 (Developing). 77,000 in Egypt (1993).

Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken

[avl] 6a (Vigorous). 860,000 in Egypt (2006). Population total all countries: 1,690,000.

Arabic, Sa’idi Spoken

[aec] 6a (Vigorous). 19,000,000 (2006).

Arabic, Western Egyptian Bedawi Spoken

[ayl] 6a (Vigorous). 315,500 in Egypt (2002).

Egypt Sign Language

[esl] 6a (Vigorous).

Siwi

[siz] 6a (Vigorous). 30,000 (2006).

7 (Shifting)

Kenzi

[xnz] 7 (Shifting). 450,000 (2006).

Nobiin

[fia] 7 (Shifting). 310,000 in Egypt (2006).

Domari

[rmt] 8a (Moribund). 2,280,000 in Egypt (2006). Muslim Gypsies in Egypt: 1,080,000.

9 (Dormant)

Coptic

[cop] 9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers.