Scripture in Coptic
The New Testament is reported in Coptic.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Coptic is spoken
- Egypt
About Coptic
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic
- ISO 639-3 code
- cop
- Glottocode
- copt1239
- Also known as
- Coptic: Bohairic
Dialects and varieties 9
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Coptic as a whole.
- AkhmimicNo known Scripture
- BohairicNo known Scripture
- FayyumicNo known Scripture
- LycopolitanNo known Scripture
- Middle EgyptNo known Scripture
- Old CopticNo known Scripture
- OxyrhynchiteNo known Scripture
- SahidicNo known Scripture
- Upper EgyptianNo known Scripture
Other languages of Egypt
- Egypt Sign LanguagePortions of Scripture
- Egyptian (Ancient)No known Scripture
- KenziPortions of Scripture
- NobiinPortions of Scripture
- Saidi ArabicPortions of Scripture
- SiwiTranslation needed
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.