The Egyptians are still talking like ancestors

The ancient Egyptian civilization is generally considered to have started around 3100 BCE, with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh, Narmer (also known as Menes). This marked the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period. However, Egyptian culture and society had been developing for thousands of years before this, with early settlements and agricultural practices going back to around 5000 BCE. The civilization then flourished for thousands of years, with notable periods like the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.

The oldest known Egyptian hieroglyphs date back to around 3300 BCE during the Late Predynastic Period. These early hieroglyphs were found on objects such as pottery and tombs. The Narmer Palette, which dates to around 3100 BCE, is one of the earliest examples of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. It depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt and includes some of the earliest known symbols.

The Egyptians are still talking like ancestors

The Egyptians are still talking like ancestors

Hieroglyphs evolved over time, with a combination of ideograms (symbols representing ideas) and phonograms (symbols representing sounds), forming the complex writing system used throughout ancient Egypt.

The ancient Egyptian language is one of the oldest known languages, with a history spanning over 3,000 years. It evolved through several stages:

1. Old Egyptian (c. 2600–2000 BCE): This was the language used during the Old Kingdom and the early Middle Kingdom. It is primarily found in pyramid texts and other religious inscriptions.

2. Middle Egyptian (c. 2000–1350 BCE): Often called “Classical Egyptian,” this period’s language was used during the Middle Kingdom and remained the literary and religious language for centuries. Even after it was no longer spoken as a daily language, Middle Egyptian continued to be used for official inscriptions and sacred texts.

3. Late Egyptian (c. 1350–700 BCE): Used primarily during the New Kingdom, this stage of the language reflects more vernacular forms and is seen in many texts, including administrative documents and letters. It was the language of daily life during this period.

4. Demotic (c. 700 BCE–400 CE): This was a more simplified and cursive form of Egyptian, used for everyday writing. It appeared in legal and commercial texts, as well as in personal letters.

5. Coptic (c. 2nd century CE–present): Coptic is the final stage of the ancient Egyptian language, using the Greek alphabet with some additional characters. It evolved as Christianity spread in Egypt and is still used as a liturgical language in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The ancient Egyptian language had a rich system of writing, using hieroglyphs for monumental inscriptions and other scripts like hieratic (a cursive form) and demotic for everyday writing. The language was primarily composed of consonantal sounds, with vowels often omitted, making it different from many modern languages.

The ancient Egyptian civilization still fascinates people from all over the wold as it is the oldest, greatest, most mysterious and passionate,  Many people show a lot of respect, appreciation and love while others  are trying to steal the Egyptian civilization by weaving a fictional, imaginative stories.

Do you know that we still speak the ancient Egyptian language  in our daily life!!!

The Egyptian dialect is a mixture of Arabic and the ancient Egyptian language

It has been counted that 130,000 words are still used in our daily life, and their roots go back to the ancient Egyptian language

Here are some examples of the words which we still use in our daily life.

Mum: means food

Embo: means to drink

Taah: means to pull something

Kokha: means dirts

Naf: means nasal mucus

Taf: means to spit

Tata tata: means to walk ( usually used to encourage babies who learn to walk ).

Medamis or metamis means: Beans cooked in the oven ( cooked beans medamis is number one plate for breakfast )

Nono. means the baby

Mkh-kh: means an old man with grey hair

Tanesh: means don’t react to something still silent

Set: means a lady

Kham or yakhom: means a trick or to make a trick

Yama: means too much

Makbota: means miserable

Dawsha: means too loud 📢

Hausa; means too loud 🔊

Hoos: means silence 🤫

Karkar: means laugh out loudly

Kani: means milk

Mani: means Honey

Batha: means to hit someone on his head

Rokhy rokhy: when it’s about to rain ( there is a song which say rokhy rokhy ) which is sung by kids on the street when it is about to rain.

Ha: means yes

Min: means who

Besbes: to call out a cat 🐈

Sokham: means dirt

Besa: means a Cat

Hatatak batatak: means someone eats too much

Besara: means a special meal which we are eating till today 😋 if you know besara then congratulations you’re Egyptian

Sahd: means very hot 🥵

Laies: someone’s onfused and not knowing what to do

Bobo: a fictional demon 😈 to make kids stay quiet

Batat: means to press on something

Kany w many: refers to kids stories ( usually used as the beginning of a story).

Bash: means very soft

Hati: means the Butcher

Hakaw: means a story now it’s pronounce  hekaia

Mart: means the House-lady now it’s pronounce merat

Haba: means some of

Bah: means finish

Yad: means enfant terrible

Barsh: means a spot

Bashbesh: means to make the bricks softer by using water

Terlal: means a crazy person now it is pronounced  taralaly

Shebsheb: means the feet size now it’s using for a slipper 🥿

Makhour: means someone oppressed

Wahawy: means welcome

Eiah hotel: means