Old Church Slavonic

Summary

Old Church Slavonic is a dead language^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,461 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Church Slavonic is in the country of Kievan Rus'^[3].
• Old Church Slavonic is in the country of Bulgaria^[4].
• Old Church Slavonic is in the country of Great Moravia^[5].
• Old Church Slavonic is in the country of First Bulgarian Empire^[6].
• Old Church Slavonic's instance of is recorded as dead language^[7].
• Old Church Slavonic's instance of is recorded as ancient language^[8].
• Old Church Slavonic's instance of is recorded as extinct language^[9].
• Old Church Slavonic is a type of South Slavic^[10].
• Old Church Slavonic's writing system is recorded as Early Cyrillic alphabet^[11].
• Old Church Slavonic's writing system is recorded as Glagolitic^[12].
• Old Church Slavonic is part of Church Slavonic^[13].
• Old Church Slavonic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Church Slavonic language^[14].
• Old Church Slavonic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Old Church Slavonic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[16].
• Old Church Slavonic's replaced by is recorded as Church Slavonic^[17].
• Old Church Slavonic's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lang-cu^[18].
• Old Church Slavonic's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cu', 'text': 'Словѣньскъ ѩꙁꙑкъ'}^[19].
• Old Church Slavonic's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cu', 'text': 'Словѣньскъ\u200e'}^[20].
• Old Church Slavonic's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'старобългарски'}^[21].
• Old Church Slavonic's different from is recorded as Church Slavonic^[22].
• Old Church Slavonic's different from is recorded as Proto-Slavic^[23].
• Old Church Slavonic's UNESCO language status is recorded as 2 vulnerable^[24].
• Old Church Slavonic's indigenous to is recorded as Slavs^[25].
• Old Church Slavonic's indigenous to is recorded as Eastern Europe^[26].
• Old Church Slavonic's indigenous to is recorded as Southern Europe^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language^[7], ancient language^[8], and extinct language^[9]. Old Church Slavonic is a type of South Slavic^[10].

Use and Application

Old Church Slavonic is part of Church Slavonic^[13].

Why It Matters

Old Church Slavonic ranks in the top 6% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,461 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]