Geʽez

Geʽez (/ˈɡiːɛz/;^[5][6] ግዕዝ, Gəʿəz IPA: [ˈɡɨʕɨz] (listen)) is an ancient Ethiopian Semitic language. The language came from what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Geʽez
ግዕዝ Gəʿəz
Pronunciation	[ˈɡɨʕɨz]
Native to	Ethiopia, Eritrea
Extinct	before 10th century to 14th century[1][2] Remains in use as a liturgical language.[3]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic South Semitic Ethiopic North Ethiopic Geʽez
Writing system	Geʽez script
Official status
Official language in	Liturgical language of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eritrean Catholic Church,[3] Ethiopian Catholic Church and Beta Israel[4]
Language codes
ISO 639-2	gez
ISO 639-3	gez
Glottolog	geez1241
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