Scripture in Saidi Arabic
Portions of Scripture are reported in Saidi Arabic.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Saidi Arabic is spoken
- Egypt
- Greece
- Sudan
About Saidi Arabic
- Part of
- Arabic (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic
- ISO 639-3 code
- aec
- Glottocode
- said1239
- Also known as
- Arabic, Sa'idi · Arabic, Sa'idi Spoken · Arabic, Saidi: Upper Egypt
Dialects and varieties 13
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Saidi Arabic as a whole.
- Arabic, Saidi: Middle EgyptNo known Scripture
- Arabic, Saidi: Upper EgyptNo known Scripture
- Asyūṭ–GinaNo known Scripture
- Asyūṭ–LuxorNo known Scripture
- BʿēriNo known Scripture
- Esna–Assuan and South of Luxor–AssuanNo known Scripture
- Gina–AssuanNo known Scripture
- Nagʿ Ḥammādi–South of GinaNo known Scripture
- Northern Middle Egypt ArabicNo known Scripture
- South Bani Swēf–ilMinyaNo known Scripture
- South Gize-North Bani Swēf-ilFayyūmNo known Scripture
- Southern MinyaNo known Scripture
- Western Desert Egyptian ArabicNo known Scripture
Other languages of Egypt
- CopticNew Testament
- Egypt Sign LanguagePortions of Scripture
- Egyptian (Ancient)No known Scripture
- KenziPortions of Scripture
- NobiinPortions of Scripture
- SiwiTranslation needed
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.