Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken
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A language of Egypt
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bedawi, Levantine Bedawi Arabic, Levantine Bedawi Spoken Arabic
Population
931,000 in Egypt (2014). Total users in all countries: 1,807,000.
Location
Mainly Bedouin regions in Sinai, Janub Sina’ and Shamal Sina’ governorates; parts of Red Sea coast, almost to south border, east bank, Bur Sa’id, Al Isma’iliyah, As Suways, and Al Bahr al Ahmar governorates.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Northeast Egyptian Bedawi Arabic, South Levantine Bedawi Arabic, North Levantine Bedawi Arabic. Similar to some Hijazi dialects in northwestern Saudi Arabia. A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
Language Development
TV.
Language Resources
Writing
Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab].
Muslim.