The major languages used in Egypt at this time were Egyptian, Greek, and Latin. The most population of Egypt have like language the Arabic, a Semitic tongue. In 1971 constitution declares Arabic to be Egypt's official language. The dialects are different from region to region and even from city to city. However, english and French are spoken by most educated Egyptians and by shopkeepers and others.

The Ancient Egyptian language had a diverse vocabulary and precise syntax. It was written in Hieroglyphs and hieratic and demotic scripts. Egyptians tried to write their language using Greek letters, which became known as Coptic. Coptic was later replaced by the Arabic language. Kufic and Naskh scripts evolved as Arabic became the national language of Egypt.

The Ancient Egyptian language belongs to the Afro Asiatic family, but it began to take form before the Asian and African.

Coptic Script: Ancient Egyptian was adapted into Coptic when it began to be written with Greek alphabetic signs and 7 demotic signs to represent sounds that were not found in Greek.

Hieratic Script: Hieratic script was a cursive style of writing that was used mainly for religious texts. Surviving hieratic texts generally show careful calligraphy for literary or religious texts and very cursive shorthand for rapid writing.

Islamic Scripts: The Arabic writing split into different styles, Naskh and Kufic inscription. Kufic was the first to be used to transcribe the Qur'an. Naskh script was very artistic and was used on famous mosques.

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