With influences from both indigenous and foreign languages, and just as many regional dialects, Egyptian Arabic today is as diverse as the country itself. The many Arabic dialects of EgyptBoth local and European researchers have produced extensive descriptions of Egyptian Arabic since the late 1800s. In reality, the Arabic dialects spoken across Egypt differ vastly across regions, provinces, and even between neighboring cities and towns. Though it would be hard to provide a comprehensive delineation of Egyptian Arabic dialects, researchers broadly divide them into seven groups. Rural Delta Egyptian Arabic, or ‘Fellahi’, is the group of dialects spoken in the rural areas of Northern Egypt.