Egyptians

E27216

ethnic group nationality

Egyptians are the native inhabitants of Egypt, a predominantly Arabic-speaking people with a rich cultural heritage rooted in ancient civilization along the Nile.

Aliases (3)

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → nationality →
ancientCapital	Alexandria → Memphis → Thebes →
ancientCivilization	Ancient Egypt →
ancientDeities	Anubis → Horus → Isis → Osiris → Ra →
ancientLanguageFamily	Afroasiatic languages →
ancientReligionHistorical	Ancient Egyptian religion →
capitalCityOfCountry	Cairo →
cinemaInfluence	Arab cinema →
continent	Africa →
contributedField	Architecture → Astronomy → Literature → Mathematics → Medicine →
country	Egypt →
cuisineSpecialty	Ful medames → Koshari → Mahshi → Molokhia → Taameya (Egyptian falafel) →
culturalHeritage	Coptic heritage → Islamic heritage → Pharaonic civilization →
demographicsMajority	Nile Valley and Nile Delta →
diaspora	Egyptian diaspora in Europe → Egyptian diaspora in North America → Egyptian diaspora in the Middle East →
educationLanguage	Arabic →
ethnicSubgroup	Masris (Lower Egyptians) → Nubians in Egypt → Sa'idis (Upper Egyptians) → Siwa Oasis Berbers →
famousMonumentCulture	Abu Simbel temples → Great Sphinx of Giza → Karnak Temple Complex → Pyramids of Giza → Valley of the Kings →
foreignLanguageCommon	English → French →
historicalLanguage	Ancient Egyptian → Coptic →
languageFamily	Afroasiatic languages →
majorRiver	Nile →
mediaLanguage	Egyptian Arabic dialect → Modern Standard Arabic →
modernPoliticalIdentity	African Union member state population → Arab world →
nationalSportPopularity	Football (soccer) →
populationCenter	Alexandria metropolitan area → Greater Cairo metropolitan area →
primaryLanguage	Arabic → Egyptian Arabic →
region	North Africa →
religionMajority	Sunni Islam →
religionMinority	Baháʼí Faith → Coptic Orthodox Christianity → Judaism → Other Christian denominations → Shia Islam →
traditionalDance	Folkloric group dances → Raqs sharqi →
traditionalMusic	Arabic music → Maqam-based music → Shaabi →
writingSystemCurrent	Arabic script →
writingSystemHistorical	Coptic script → Demotic → Egyptian hieroglyphs → Hieratic →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Achaemenid Empire → Mahmoud el-Sisi → Mohamed Morsi → Nayel Nassar →	ethnicGroup
Tanta →	belongsToEthnicGroupMajority
Battle of Carchemish →	combatant
El Arish →	demographicsGroup
Cairo →	demographicsGroupMajority
Histories →	describesCulture
Egyptians ("Egyptian diaspora in Europe") →	diaspora
Free Officers Movement →	ethnicComposition
Egyptians ("Masris (Lower Egyptians)") →	ethnicSubgroup
Gypsies →	etymologicallyLinkedTo
Faiyum Governorate →	hasEthnicGroup
Canaanites ("Ancient Egyptians") →	neighbors