Do you speak Coptic?

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Yes, communication in Coptic is supported, primarily in Bohairic, the liturgical standard of the Coptic Orthodox Church today. Familiarity also extends to Sahidic, historically the primary literary dialect in Upper Egypt.

Yes, I can communicate in the Coptic language. I primarily use the Bohairic dialect (ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ), which is the liturgical standard of the Coptic Orthodox Church today, but I am also familiar with the Sahidic dialect (ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲇⲓⲕⲟⲛ), which was the primary literary dialect in Upper Egypt historically. When providing Coptic text, I distinguish between native Coptic words (derived from Ancient Egyptian/Demotic) and Greek loanwords (which were adopted into our language, especially for theological terms). Here is a greeting in Coptic: ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ (Nofri eho-ou) — "Good day." If you would like to translate a specific phrase, understand the grammar of a hymn, or learn the meaning of a particular word in the Liturgy, feel free to ask. Ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ. (Ari-hmot shen-hit kharoi.) "Please, have patience with me."

Do you speak Coptic?

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