Ge'ez

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Semitic language classical language liturgical language

Ge'ez is an ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia and Eritrea, best known today as the classical and liturgical language of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Semitic language → classical language → liturgical language →
ancestorOf	Amharic → Gafat language → Gurage languages → Harari language → Silt'e language → Tigre → Tigrinya →
approximateClassicalPeriod	4th century → 5th century →
countryOfOrigin	Eritrea → Ethiopia →
directionOfWriting	left-to-right →
historicalRegion	Aksumite Empire →
historicalUse	administration → biblical translation → chronicles → hagiography → homiletics → legal texts → religious literature → royal inscriptions →
ISO639-2Code	gez →
ISO639-3Code	gez →
languageFamily	Afroasiatic languages →
notableWork	Fetha Nagast → Ge'ez Bible → Kebra Nagast →
periodOfFlourishing	Aksumite period →
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholicism → Oriental Orthodoxy →
religiousUse	Beta Israel liturgy → Eritrean Catholic Church → Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Ethiopian Catholic Church → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church →
scriptType	abugida →
status	liturgical language → no native speakers →
subfamily	South Semitic languages →
subgroup	Ethiopic languages →
usedFor	liturgical chant → religious education →
writingSystem	Ge'ez script →
writingSystemUsedBy	Amharic → Tigre → Tigrinya →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eritrean Catholic Church → Oriental Orthodoxy → Sigd →	liturgicalLanguage
Jubilees ("Geʿez") → Semitic languages ("Geʽez") →	hasLanguage
1 Enoch ("Geʿez") → Orit ("Geʿez") →	language
Geʽez ("Classical Ethiopic") →	hasAlternativeName
Afroasiatic languages ("Geʽez") →	includesLanguage
Ethiopian Rite →	liturgicalLanguages
Coptic Christmas →	liturgicalLanguageUsed
Ethiopian Rite →	primaryLiturgicalLanguage
Sabaic ("Geʿez") →	relatedTo
Eastern Christianity →	usesLiturgicalLanguage