Egyptian

extinct language spoken in ancient Egypt
Intangible dead_language Q50868
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Egyptian

Summary

Egyptian is a dead language[1]. Egyptian ranks in the top 2% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,006 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egyptian is in the country of Roman Egypt[3].
  • Egyptian is in the country of Ancient Egypt[4].
  • Egyptian is in the country of Egypt[5].
  • Egyptian's instance of is recorded as dead language[6].
  • Egyptian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[7].
  • Egyptian is a type of Egyptian[8].
  • Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Egyptian hieroglyphs[9].
  • Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Egyptian hieratic[10].
  • Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Egyptian Demotic[11].
  • Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Coptic script[12].
  • Egyptian's Commons category is recorded as Egyptian language[13].
  • Egyptian's said to be the same as is recorded as Egyptian[14].
  • Egyptian comprises Old Egyptian[15].
  • Egyptian comprises Middle Egyptian[16].
  • Egyptian comprises Late Egyptian[17].
  • Egyptian comprises Demotic Egyptian[18].
  • Egyptian comprises Egyptien de tradition[19].
  • Egyptian comprises Coptic[20].
  • Egyptian comprises Archaic Egyptian[21].
  • 4000 BC marks the founding of Egyptian[22].
  • Egyptian was dissolved in 1700[23].
  • Egyptian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Egyptian languages[24].
  • Egyptian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancient Egyptian language[25].
  • Egyptian's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[26].
  • Egyptian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'egy', 'text': 'r n km.t'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language[6] and ancient language[7]. Egyptian is a type of Egyptian[8].

Origins

4000 BC marks the founding of Egyptian[22].

Use and Application

Components include Old Egyptian[15], a dead language[28], in Ancient Egypt[29]; Middle Egyptian[16], a dead language[30]; Late Egyptian[17], a dead language[31]; Demotic Egyptian[18], a dead language[32]; Egyptien de tradition[19], a dead language[33]; and Coptic[20], a dead language[34], in Egypt[35].

Why It Matters

Egyptian ranks in the top 2% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,006 views/month).[2] Egyptian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Egyptian is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
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    Writing system Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian hieratic, Egyptian Demotic +1
    Category for films in this language Category:Egyptian-language films
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