chuTechnical information about ISO 639 language code chu
The table below provides technical details for the Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic language, designated by the chu code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic Native Ѩзыкъ словѣньскъ |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Bulgarian RecensionMacedonian (Ohrid) RecensionRussian RecensionSerbian RecensionCroatian-Glagolitic Recension |
| Related languages | BulgarianMacedonianSerbianRussianUkrainianBelarusianSlovene |
| Key facts | First standardized Slavic literary language created by Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th centuryEarliest texts were written in the Glagolitic script before the spread of CyrillicManuscripts display regional features that produced distinct Church Slavonic recensionsThe language preserves the full Proto-Slavic case system and the dual numberStill used today as a liturgical and sacred language in Eastern Christian rites |
| Sample phrase | Здравъ буди, како єси? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic language, identified by the code chu, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.
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