Slavonic, Church

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
chu
Alternate Names
Old Church Slavonic
Autonym
Словѣньскъ‎ (Slovyensk)
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

9 (Second language only).

Classification
Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern
Language Use

Liturgical language of various Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.

Language Development

Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1581–1751.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Slavonic, Church
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Cyrillic script, Old Church Slavonic variant [Cyrs]. Glagolitic script [Glag].