Middle Bulgarian
E313771
Middle Bulgarian is the historical stage of the Bulgarian language used roughly between the 12th and 17th centuries, serving as a key transitional form between Old Bulgarian and modern Bulgarian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Bulgarian canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic language variety
ⓘ
historical language stage ⓘ stage of the Bulgarian language ⓘ |
| approximateEndCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| approximateStartCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Modern Bulgarian
ⓘ
Modern Macedonian (in part, via Eastern South Slavic continuum) ⓘ |
| follows |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Bulgarian
|
| hasAlternativeClassification | Middle phase of Eastern South Slavic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
changes in verb system toward modern Bulgarian patterns
ⓘ
development of postposed definite article ⓘ increased use of analytical grammatical constructions ⓘ phonological changes relative to Old Bulgarian ⓘ reduction of case system compared to Old Bulgarian ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chancery language in parts of the Balkans
ⓘ
official language of the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ transitional stage between Old Bulgarian and Modern Bulgarian ⓘ |
| historicalPhaseOf | Bulgarian language ⓘ |
| influenced |
Church Slavonic traditions in the Balkans
ⓘ
Romanian administrative and legal terminology ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Balto-Slavic languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Slavic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup |
South Slavic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern South Slavic languages
South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| precedes |
Bulgarian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Bulgarian
|
| region |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Peninsula
Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ territory of present-day Bulgaria ⓘ |
| scriptOrigin | derived from Old Bulgarian Cyrillic tradition ⓘ |
| transitionBetween |
Bulgarian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Bulgarian
Old Bulgarian ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration
ⓘ
literature ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
charters and royal decrees
ⓘ
chronicles and historical writings ⓘ legal documents ⓘ religious homilies and sermons ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| usedInStateChancery |
Moldavia (influentially, via chancery Slavonic)
ⓘ
Wallachia ⓘ
surface form:
Wallachia (influentially, via chancery Slavonic)
|
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.