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What Language Do They Speak in Egypt?
The official language of Egypt is Arabic. In total about 8 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Arabic (94%), Egyptian Arabic (64%) and English (35%).
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Official languages of Egypt
Most spoken languages in Egypt
Arabic Official
94%35%
22%
0.25%
0.06%
Siwi
0.02%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Egypt (8)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 104,572,180 · 94% | Afro-Asiatic | Official |
| Egyptian Arabic | 71,198,080 · 64% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| English | 38,936,450 · 35% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Saidi Arabic | 25,000,000 · 22% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic | 2,800,000 · 3% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Domari | 280,000 · 0.25% | Indo-European | Moribund |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | 67,860 · 0.06% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Siwi | 20,000 · 0.02% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Egypt?
The official language of Egypt is Arabic. In total about 8 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Arabic (94%), Egyptian Arabic (64%) and English (35%).
What is the official language of Egypt?
Arabic.
Is English spoken in Egypt?
About 35% of people in Egypt speak English (39 million).
How many languages are spoken in Egypt?
About 8 living languages — #113 in the world for linguistic diversity. 2 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).