Mesokemic Coptic
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Mesokemic Coptic is a regional dialect of the Coptic language, historically used in Middle Egypt and closely related to the Fayyumic variety.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coptic dialect
ⓘ
Egyptian language variety ⓘ |
| ancestor |
Demotic Egyptian
ⓘ
Late Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationIssue | sometimesgroupedwithFayyumicInScholarship ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Fayyumic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| geographicRelation | spoken between Upper Egyptian and Delta Coptic areas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | doesNotHaveSeparateISOCode ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Egyptian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticLevel | late stage of the Egyptian language ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | regional dialect ⓘ |
| partOf | Coptic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | shares traits with Fayyumic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDialect |
Akhmimic Coptic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bohairic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayyumic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycopolitan Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahidic Coptic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Coptic Orthodox Church tradition ⓘ |
| scriptFeature | uses additional Demotic-derived letters ⓘ |
| scriptOrigin | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Middle Egyptian Coptic dialect ⓘ |
| usedBy | Coptic Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian texts
ⓘ
biblical manuscripts ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingContext | monastic communities in Middle Egypt ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
papyrus manuscripts
ⓘ
parchment manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Coptic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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