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.

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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

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

Geʽez ISO639-3Code gez