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  1. Egyptian languages and linguistics - Reddit

    A place for all things related to the ancient Egyptian languages. All stages: Old, Middle, Late, Demotic, and Coptic. All scripts: Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, Abnormal ...

  2. Is the ancient Egyptian spoken in ``The Mummy`` accurate? : r ... - Reddit

    In the newer one, they made a passable attempt at reconstructing Late Egyptian pronunciation, but then they dropped the ball pretty spectacularly. The lady mummy calls TC "satapai" (𓋴𓏏𓊪𓍉𓀀𓁐 "my …

  3. When did Egyptian language die? : r/AskHistorians - Reddit

    Jan 6, 2024 · The Coptic language flourished in both spoken and written forms throughout the rest of the period of Roman rule over Egypt. Then, between 639 and 642 CE, the Rashidun Caliphate …

  4. What was the language spoken in Ancient Egypt and what did it

    Aug 24, 2015 · Whether or not it sounds like ancient Egyptians would have spoken is a tricky question. It does have some similarities to other regional languages like Arabic, Hebrew, or Aramaic. And …

  5. Can anyone in Egypt speak or read Egyptian? : r/Egypt - Reddit

    May 22, 2020 · Side note: "Egyptian" is ambiguous in this context because it can (informally) refer to different things; there is no language or writing system called "Egyptian" (AFAIK).

  6. How to learn Egyptian Arabic (your free 5,000 word guide) : r ... - Reddit

    Jan 7, 2023 · A bunch of great advice for making your learning easier and more enjoyable How To Learn Egyptian Arabic: Your Ultimate Guide This is the guide I wish I had when I started learning …

  7. How accurate is the Egyptian-language dialog in The Mummy ... - Reddit

    The Hellenistic cartouches of Ptolemies and Cleopatra spell out all the vowels because they're phonetically spelling Greek names in Egyptian hieroglyph lettering. They didn't do that with real …

  8. What were the major causes for the loss of the ancient Egyptian …

    May 24, 2015 · The descendants of the ancient Egyptian language were still in use just a handful of centuries ago, and the language does survive, as needless_pickup_line said, in Egyptian Coptic …

  9. How likely is that the Egyptian language (Coptic) is still ... - Reddit

    My Egyptian Arabic teacher says there are many Coptic speakers in certain parts of Egypt. I’ve never heard that it was an extinct language although it is definitely a different language than its ancient form.

  10. Egyptian language : r/ancientegypt - Reddit

    Sep 15, 2023 · The letters of the Coptic language and their equivalents in Arabic and English and this was the last development of the ancient egyptian language…