Sa'idi Arabic

Ṣa‘īdi Arabic (Sa'idi Arabic: صعيدى‎, locally: [sˤɑˈʕiːdi], Egyptian Arabic: [sˤeˈʕiːdi]; also known as Saidi Arabic and Upper Egypt Arabic) is the variety of Arabic spoken by Ṣa‘īdis south of Cairo, Egypt to the border of Sudan. It shares linguistic features both with Egyptian Arabic, as well as Sudanese Arabic. Dialects include Middle and Upper Egyptian Arabic. Speakers of Egyptian Arabic do not always understand more conservative varieties of Ṣa‘īdi Arabic.

Sa'idi Arabic

Ṣa‘īdi Arabic (Sa'idi Arabic: صعيدى‎, locally: [sˤɑˈʕiːdi], Egyptian Arabic: [sˤeˈʕiːdi]; also known as Saidi Arabic and Upper Egypt Arabic) is the variety of Arabic spoken by Ṣa‘īdis south of Cairo, Egypt to the border of Sudan. It shares linguistic features both with Egyptian Arabic, as well as Sudanese Arabic. Dialects include Middle and Upper Egyptian Arabic. Speakers of Egyptian Arabic do not always understand more conservative varieties of Ṣa‘īdi Arabic.