Saʽidi Arabic

Saʽidi Arabic (autonym: صعيدى, Egyptian Arabic:), or Upper Egyptian Arabic, is a variety of Arabic spoken by the Upper Egyptians in the area that is South/Upper Egypt, a strip of land on both sides of the Nile that extends from Aswan and downriver (northwards) to Lower Egypt.

Saʽidi Arabic is a sub-dialect of Egyptian Arabic spoken primarily in Upper Egypt. It carries little prestige nationally but continues to be widely spoken.

There is no single unified Saʽidi Arabic spoken throughout Upper Egypt. Instead, the region comprises a group of related dialects that vary by locality and governorate. In the provincial capitals and larger urban centers of Upper Egypt, many inhabitants commonly speak Egyptian Arabic, which is often perceived as the prestige or urban variety.