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Language code: cop

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cop

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The table below provides technical details for the Coptic language, designated by the cop code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

cop

Name

Coptic

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
BohairicSahidicFayyumicAkhmimicLycopolitanOxyrhynchite
Related languages
Ancient EgyptianLate EgyptianDemotic Egyptian
Key facts
Last written stage of the Egyptian languageUses the Greek alphabet plus seven letters of Demotic originBohairic is the dialect used in Coptic Christian liturgy todayFirst Coptic texts appear in the 2nd century CEContains a high proportion of Greek loanwords.
Sample phrase

ⲧⲁⲓⲟ, ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Coptic language, identified by the code cop, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Extinct' by its type.

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