Feature: Why Do Egyptians Talk Like That?

Presenter: Yehia Chawky


Delivered:
Dubai on June 4, 2017

The Egyptian dialect is highly widespread, and evident in Arab pop culture. However, it is often incomprehensible. This afikra feature focuses on why and how it came to be the dialect which we are familiar with today. We will understand its linguistic evolution and its encompassment of ~1,500 words from 13 “foreign” languages.

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Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.


About Afikra Community Presentations

Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.

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