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New questions about the Coptic language in Egypt
AlexderFranke:
I had posted a post 3 years ago.
In the meantime I have further researched the internet on Coptic and have further questions.
Is it forbidden in Egypt to teach Coptic formally outside monasteries as sometimes is stated on the web? Where do people learn Coptic in Egypt or where or how can they learn Coptic there?
Is speaking Coptic publicly outside church forbidden in Egypt?
Did any Copt publish a book in Coptic in recent decades? I have read of one priest in more recent times who has written Coptic poems.
How many people do you think can hold simple everyday conversations in Coptic? Is it probable to find somebody to talk to in Coptic when visiting a Coptic Church?
In a tourist advisor, they state that they hold Masses in Coptic in the Hanging Church. Does this mean totally in Coptic, including the sermon?
Thank you very much for your answers.
Alex
Admin:
hi alex,
teaching or speaking copptic is totally legal in egyppt
however the language is dead and no one that i heard of still practice even simple conversations before studying it
church uses coptic language in prayers but they do not pronouncee the letters and the original copts did. read about coptic reform in wikipedia
AlexderFranke:
Then the website tells non-sense that states that teaching Coptic would be illegal! Do the Muslimbrothers or Salafists want to change Coptic being legal? Well, great pity then that Coptic is not used any more for talking to each other. However, every young Copt could start learning it and propose to parish members to whom he or she is familiar with:"Why not starting to also speak Coptic in our chats which we use in liturgy? Let`s start it! It is our indigenous language."
Alex
Admin:
Salafist and MuslimsBrothers are not even aware that there is something called "Coptic Language" and therefore neither them nor anyway else is trying to do anything against it. its dead man
we should use our language and therefore I created the "Ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ" board where you can only talk in Coptic
AlexderFranke:
Do you not think that Muslimbrothers and Salafists would become aware of the Coptic language if it were again to be heard in the streets?
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