埃及语,是一种通行于古埃及的语言及文字,属亚非语系,跟闪语族(例如:希伯来语及阿拉伯语)及过去被编入含语族的北非诸语,如古实语族的贝支语及柏柏尔语族诸语等语言和有很密切的关系。世俗体生存至5世纪,而科普特语则至17世纪。
这些文献主要用希腊语,但有时用拉丁语、希伯来语、古埃及语、古叙利亚语、亚拉姆语、阿拉伯语、努比亚语和早期波斯语,当人们读通所有文献后,新发现材料的总字数将达五百万字。
When it has all been read-mainly in greek but sometimes in latin hebrew coptic syriac aramaic arabic nubian and early persian-the new material will probably add up to around five million words.
最终,阿拉伯语取代了科普特语,这切断了古埃及和现代埃及之间的语言联系。
Eventually, the Arabic language replaced Coptic and this cut off the linguistic link between ancient and modern Egypt.
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