Alternate Names: Sa’idi, Upper Egypt Arabic
Dialects: Middle Egypt Arabic, Upper Egypt Arabic. Reportedly similar to Sudanese Arabic ,, especially in the south, but heavily influenced by Cairene Arabic (Cairo speech). A member of macrolanguage Arabic ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 19,000,000 (2006).
Language Use: Speakers of Cairene (dialect of Egyptian Spoken Arabic) [arz] do not understand Sa’idi, but speakers of Sa’idi understand Cairene, and some use it as L2. Prefer Cairene over Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd]. Prefer Cairene (dialect of Egyptian Spoken Arabic) [arz] over Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Egypt
Other Comments: Some might be in Libya or the Gulf.