gez
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gez is the ISO 639-3 code for Geʽez, an ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia that serves as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox churches.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geʽez language | 0 |
| Geʽez script | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISO 639-3 language code
ⓘ
Semitic language ⓘ abugida ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Eastern Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | no native speakers ⓘ |
| hasAncientForm | Classical Geʽez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncientLiterature | yes ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | geez1241 ⓘ |
| hasISO6391Code | none ⓘ |
| hasISO6392Code | gez ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | gez ⓘ |
| hasLiturgyName | Qeddase (Mass) in Geʽez ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Amharic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigre language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigrinya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | liturgical use ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Geʽez language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Ethiopian Orthodox Church tradition ⓘ |
| status |
classical language
ⓘ
liturgical language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Ethiopian Semitic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Semitic languages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Eritrean Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Geʽez language
ⓘ
biblical translations ⓘ liturgical chants ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eritrean Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox liturgy ⓘ Eritrean biblical canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Catholic liturgy ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy ⓘ Ethiopian biblical canon ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Geʽez script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.