Egyptian
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Egyptian was a language spoken by ancient Egyptians that is no longer used by any living speakers today. Understanding Egyptian is important because it allows us to read and interpret the hieroglyphics, inscriptions, and documents that ancient Egyptians left behind, giving us direct insight into their civilization, beliefs, and daily life.
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RegionOriginally, throughout ancient Egypt and parts of Nubia (especially during the times of the Nubian kingdoms) Ethnicityancient Egyptians EraLate fourth millennium BC – 19th century AD (with the extinction of Coptic); still used as the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Catholic Churches Language family Afro-Asiatic
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Afroasiatic languagesAncient Egyptian languageCitation overkillExtinct languages of AfricaExtinct languages of AsiaLanguage articles with Linguasphere codeLanguage articles with unreferenced extinction dateLanguages attested from the 27th century BCLanguages with ISO 639-2 codeVerb–subject–object languages