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Sa’idi Arabic (Sa’idi Arabic: صعيدى locally: [sˤɑˈʕiːdi] Egyptian Arabic: [sˤeˈʕiːdi]; also known as Saidi Arabic and Upper Egypt Arabic) is the variety of Arabic spoken by Sa’idis south of Cairo Egypt to the border of Sudan. It shares linguistic features both with Egyptian Arabic as well as Sudanese Arabic. Dialects include Middle and Upper Egyptian Arabic.