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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gez canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 639-3 language code
Semitic language
abugida
associatedReligion Eastern Catholicism
Oriental Orthodoxy
countryOfOrigin Ethiopia
extinctionStatus no native speakers
hasAncientForm Classical Geʽez
linked to: Ge'ez
hasAncientLiterature yes
hasGlottocode geez1241
hasISO6391Code none
hasISO6392Code gez
hasISO6393Code gez
hasLiturgyName Qeddase (Mass) in Geʽez
historicalRegion Eritrea
influenced Amharic language
linked to: Amharic

Tigre language
Tigrinya language
linked to: Tigrinya
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
primaryFunction liturgical use
region Horn of Africa
represents Geʽez language
linked to: Geʽez
scriptDirection left-to-right
standardizedBy Ethiopian Orthodox Church tradition
status classical language
liturgical language
subfamilyOf Ethiopian Semitic languages
linked to: Ethiopian Semitic

South Semitic languages
usedBy Eritrean Catholic Church
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Catholic Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
usedFor Geʽez language
biblical translations
liturgical chants
religious texts
usedIn Eritrean Catholic liturgy
Eritrean Orthodox liturgy
Eritrean biblical canon
linked to: Ge'ez Bible

Ethiopian Catholic liturgy
Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy
Ethiopian biblical canon
writingSystem Geʽez script
writingSystemType abugida

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Geʽez ISO639-3Code gez