Coptic language
In their own Coptic language, which represents the final stage of the Egyptian language, the Copts referred to themselves as "rem en kēme" (Sahidic) ⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ, "lem en kēmi" (Fayyumic), "rem en khēmi" (Bohairic) ⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ, which literally means "people of Egypt" or "Egyptians"; cf. Egyptian ', Demotic '.