Memphitic Coptic
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Memphitic Coptic is a major dialect of the Coptic language historically used in Lower Egypt, particularly around the city of Memphis, and later prominent in Coptic liturgy.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coptic dialect
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Bohairic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bohairic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedChurch | Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Coptic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Akhmimic Coptic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fayyumic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycopolitan Coptic ⓘ Sahidic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Demotic Egyptian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Egyptian ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeature | use of definite articles derived from Egyptian demonstratives ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Memphis (ancient Egyptian capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | not assigned a separate ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Egyptian languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| laterCenter |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadi El Natrun monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicalSource |
Earlier Egyptian vocabulary
ⓘ
Greek loanwords ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguageOf |
Coptic Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coptic liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
distinct treatment of stressed vowels
ⓘ
loss of some final vowels compared to Sahidic ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Coptic liturgy ⓘ |
| regionType | Delta dialect ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | language of Coptic Christian worship ⓘ |
| scriptAdditionalCharactersFrom | Demotic Egyptian ⓘ |
| scriptOrigin | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| status |
liturgical language
ⓘ
no longer a community vernacular ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Coptic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late first millennium CE
ⓘ
medieval Egypt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Coptic cantors
ⓘ
Coptic clergy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Coptic liturgical books
ⓘ
biblical texts in Coptic tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Coptic hymnody
ⓘ
Coptic liturgical chant ⓘ Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis (Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Coptic alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek alphabet-derived script ⓘ |
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