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== Dialects ==

== Dialects ==

Coptic is the only form of Egyptian where details of distinct dialects are known, though today Bohairic Coptic is the only form that survives, and is the focus of attempts to keep the language alive in it's spoken form.

Coptic is the only form of Egyptian where details of distinct dialects are known, though today Bohairic Coptic is the only form that survives, and is the focus of attempts to keep the language alive in its spoken form.

Earlier forms of Egyptian certainly had dialects, as reference is made to them in surviving texts. However as written Egyptian was standardised, we have no knowledge of their nature.

Earlier forms of Egyptian certainly had dialects, as reference is made to them in surviving texts. However as written Egyptian was standardised, we have no knowledge of their nature.