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Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian or simply as Masri, is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic variety in Egypt.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker CountEthnologue total figure, 2024. Cross-Tradition Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, located there.
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1. Wikipedia: Egyptian Arabic
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Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian, or simply as Masri, is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic variety in Egypt.
1. Wikipedia: Egyptian Arabic
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1. Wikipedia: Egyptian Arabic
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119 million (2024)
1. Wikipedia: Egyptian Arabic
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Egypt
1. Wikipedia: Egyptian Arabic
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Afro-Asiatic > Semitic > West Semitic > Central Semitic > Arabic > Egyptian Arabic
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