Scripture in Literary Chinese
Our sources record no known Scripture in Literary Chinese.
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 Literary Chinese is spoken
- China
About Literary Chinese
- Part of
- Chinese (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
- Language family
- Sino-Tibetan
- ISO 639-3 code
- lzh
- Glottocode
- lite1248
- Also known as
- Classical Chinese
Other languages of China
- Lianshan ZhuangNo known Scripture
- LimiTranslation needed
- LingaoNew Testament
- LipoComplete Bible
- Liujiang ZhuangPortions of Scripture
- Liuqian ZhuangTranslation needed
- LizuNo known Scripture
- LolopoNew Testament
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- 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. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.