Coptic language

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Afroasiatic language Egyptian language dead language language liturgical language

The Coptic language is the final stage of the ancient Egyptian language, written in the Coptic alphabet and historically used as the liturgical and literary language of the Coptic Christian community.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Coptic 23
Coptic language canonical 21
Oxyrhynchite Coptic 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language ⓘ
Egyptian language ⓘ
dead language ⓘ
language ⓘ
liturgical language ⓘ
alsoUsedHistoricallyIn Nubia ⓘ
associatedWith Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Church

Coptic identity ⓘ
basicWordOrder verb–subject–object ⓘ
classicalLiteraryDialect Sahidic Coptic ⓘ
containsManyLoanwordsFrom Greek language ⓘ
currentLiturgicalDialect Bohairic Coptic ⓘ
declineAsSpokenLanguageCentury 17th century ⓘ
developedFrom Demotic script ⓘ
surface form: Demotic Egyptian

Late Egyptian ⓘ
earliestAttestationCentury 2nd century CE ⓘ
family Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
finalStageOf Egyptian language family ⓘ
surface form: Egyptian language
glottocode copt1239 ⓘ
hasCaseSystem no ⓘ
hasDialect Akhmimic Coptic ⓘ
Bohairic Coptic ⓘ
Fayyumic Coptic ⓘ
Akhmimic Coptic ⓘ
surface form: Lycopolitan Coptic

Coptic language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oxyrhynchite Coptic

Coptic language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sahidic Coptic
hasGenderDistinction masculine and feminine ⓘ
hasNumberDistinction singular and plural ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Egyptian ⓘ
influenced Egyptian Arabic ⓘ
influencedBy Greek language ⓘ
iso639-2Code cop ⓘ
iso639-3Code cop ⓘ
liturgicalLanguageOf Coptic Catholic Church ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
morphologicalType fusional ⓘ
primaryCommunity Copts ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Christians
primaryCountry Egypt ⓘ
region Egypt ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
script Coptic script ⓘ
surface form: Coptic alphabet
standardizedByCentury 4th century CE ⓘ
status no native speakers ⓘ
revival efforts ⓘ
used liturgically ⓘ
subfamily Egyptian language family ⓘ
surface form: Egyptian languages
usedFor biblical translations ⓘ
hagiographical texts ⓘ
legal documents ⓘ
letters ⓘ
monastic literature ⓘ
theological works ⓘ
usesAdditionalLettersFrom Demotic script ⓘ
surface form: Demotic Egyptian
usesDefiniteArticle yes ⓘ
usesIndefiniteArticle yes ⓘ
usesScriptDerivedFrom Greek alphabet ⓘ
writingDirection left-to-right ⓘ
writingMaterialHistorically papyrus ⓘ
parchment ⓘ
writingSystem Coptic script ⓘ
surface form: Coptic alphabet
writingSystemUnicodeBlock Coptic language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Coptic

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Copts → languageTradition → Coptic language ⓘ
Copts → liturgicalLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
Afroasiatic languages → includesLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Byzantine Egypt → language → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Egyptian Arabic → influencedBy → Coptic language ⓘ
Boutros → usageLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Sais → laterLanguageUsed → Coptic language ⓘ
Coptic language → hasDialect → Coptic language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sahidic Coptic
Coptic language → hasDialect → Coptic language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oxyrhynchite Coptic
Coptic language → writingSystemUnicodeBlock → Coptic language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Scetes → languageOfEarlyMonks → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Nitria → languageOfCommunity → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Kellia → hasLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Coptic script → usedFor → Coptic language ⓘ
Coptic script → unicodeBlock → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Desert Mothers → language → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Egyptology → languageOfSources → Coptic language ⓘ
Eastern Christianity → usesLiturgicalLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Coptic Catholic Church → usesLiturgicalLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Egyptian language family → hasPart → Coptic language ⓘ
Egyptian language family → hasStage → Coptic language ⓘ
Ancient Egyptian → followedBy → Coptic language ⓘ
Ancient Egyptian → influenced → Coptic language ⓘ
Manichaeism → language → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Akhmim → hasLanguageUsedHistorically → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Nubian languages → influencedBy → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Nobatia → languageUsed → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Alodia → languageUsed → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Coptic period → languageUsed → Coptic language ⓘ
Old Nubian → usesDiacriticsFrom → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Nubian Church → liturgicalUse → Coptic language ⓘ
Late Egyptian → precedes → Coptic language ⓘ
Late Egyptian → influenced → Coptic language ⓘ
Paremoude → languageOfName → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Epip → languageOfName → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Mesori → languageForm → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Bohairic Coptic → subclassOf → Coptic language ⓘ
Bohairic Coptic → dialectOf → Coptic language ⓘ
Akhmimic Coptic → subdivisionOf → Coptic language ⓘ
Fayyumic Coptic → subdivisionOf → Coptic language ⓘ
Scetis → languageOfCommunity → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Atripé → hasLanguage → Coptic language ⓘ
Sahidic Coptic → subclassOf → Coptic language ⓘ
Middle Egyptian → influenced → Coptic language ⓘ
Coptic Epact Numbers → script → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic
Karanis → hasLanguageEvidence → Coptic language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic