Ancient Egyptian (language)
Ancient Egyptian is a language that belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family. Its parent language is Proto-Afro-Asiatic, a proto-language. In Ancient Egyptian, words like Ka (𓂓 · kꜣ) and Ib (𓄣 · ib) are related to mental activity or other psychological processes. To transcribe the Ancient Egyptian language from speech to writing, scripts (writing systems) like Egyptian Hieroglyphs are used.
For example, the sentence below utilizes both the Ancient Egyptian language and Egyptian Hieroglyphs script:
Psychological words in Ancient Egyptian: A–Z
(bꜣ)
(ib)
(kꜣ)
(ḥꜣty)
(sꜣt)
More information about Ancient Egyptian
Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "Ancient Egyptian." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 25 Jul. 2023, psylng.org/mli/afro/egy. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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