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Egyptian Sign Language

Sign language used in Egypt
Intangible sign_language Q5348443
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Summary

Egyptian Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (sign language category, ranking #43 of 163).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Egypt[3]
  • Instance of: modern language[4]
  • Subclass of: Arab sign-language family[5]
  • Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ESL[6]
  • Ethnologue language status: 5 Developing[7]

Why It Matters

Egyptian Sign Language has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Egypt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Ethnologue language status → 5 Developing
    Subclass of → Arab sign-language family
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