Egyptian language

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Egyptian
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ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (Coptic)
RegionOriginally, throughout Ancient Egypt and parts of Nubia (especially during the times of the Nubian kingdoms)[2]
EthnicityAncient Egyptians, Copts
EraLate fourth millennium BC – 19th century AD[3] (with the extinction of Coptic); still used as the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Catholic churches
RevivalRevitalisation efforts have been taking place since the 19th century[4]
Afro-Asiatic
  • Egyptian
Dialects
hieroglyphs, cursive hieroglyphs, hieratic, demotic and Coptic (later, occasionally, Arabic script in government translations and Latin script in scholars' transliterations and several hieroglyphic dictionaries[7])
Language codes
ISO 639-2egy (also cop for Coptic)
ISO 639-3egy (also cop for Coptic)
Glottologegyp1246
Linguasphere11-AAA-a
G. Ebers (ed.), Papyros Ebers, 1875 Wellcome L0016592.jpg
Ebers Papyrus detailing treatment of asthma

The Egyptian language (Egyptian: