Old Church Slavonic

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Old Church Slavonic
Old Church Slavic
ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ ⰧⰈⰟⰊⰍⰟ
словѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ
slověnĭskŭ językŭ
Native toformerly in Slavic areas, under the influence of Byzantium (both Catholic and Orthodox)
Region
Era9th–11th centuries; then evolved into several variants of Church Slavonic
Glagolitic, Cyrillic
Language codes
ISO 639-1cu
ISO 639-2chu
ISO 639-3chu
Glottologchur1257  Church Slavic
Linguasphere53-AAA-a
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Old Church Slavonic New Testament manuscript.

Old Church Slavonic is the language of some Eastern Orthodox churches. It was the first Slavic language for writing literature. It was made by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century.

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