Church Slavonic
old Slavic language used in the liturgy of some branches of the Orthodox Church
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Summary
Church Slavonic is a sacred language[1]. It draws 5,352 Wikipedia views per month (sacred language category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kievan Rus'[3], Bulgaria[4], Serbia[5], Montenegro[6], Poland[7], Russia[8], Belarus[9], Ukraine[10], Czech Republic[11], Great Moravia[12], North Macedonia[13], Croatia[14], Romania[15], Slovenia[16]
- Instance of: literary language[17], ancient language[18]
- Subclass of: Eastern South Slavic[19]
- Writing system: Glagolitic[20], Cyrillic script[21], Latin script[22], Early Cyrillic alphabet[23]
- Has use: Byzantine Catholic Churches[24], Eastern Orthodox Church[25]
- Commons category: Church Slavonic language[26]
- Wikimedia language code: cu[27]
- Has part(s): Old Church Slavonic[28]
- Inception: 800[29], 900[30]
- Coordinate location: 50, 30[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Church Slavonic language[32]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 0[33]
- Described by source: Collins English Dictionary[34], Dictionary of the Church Slavonic Language[35]
- Replaces: Old Church Slavonic[36]
- Native label: Ⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏ ⱗⰸⱏⰺⰽⱏ[37], Словѣньскъ[38], Словѣньскъ ѩꙁꙑкъ[39]
- Different from: Old Church Slavonic[40], Slavic[41]
- Indigenous to: Slavs[42]
- Studied by: Slavic studies[43]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/CHU[44]
- Ethnologue language status: 6b Threatened[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[46]
Why It Matters
Church Slavonic has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]