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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Modern Coptic (natively, '''''ⲙⲧ̀ⲣⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲃⲣ̀ⲣⲉ Metremmenkeeme Verre''''' ''[mətrm̩mn̩ˈkeːmə ˈvr̩rə]'') is a revitalized vernacular version of Coptic, made to be a lingua franca for all varieties.
Modern Coptic (natively, '''''ⲙⲧ̀ⲣⲙⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲃⲣ̀ⲣⲉ Metremmenkeeme Verre''''' ''[mətrm̩mn̩ˈkeːmə ˈvr̩rə]'') is a revitalized vernacular version of Coptic, made to be a lingua franca for all varieties.


The language is written formally using the Coptic alphabet, however, since modern times a phonetic transliteration into the Latin Alphabet is preferred by the younger generations
The language is written formally using the Coptic alphabet, however, since modern times a phonetic transliteration into the Latin Alphabet is preferred by the younger generations
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* y only occurs in Greek and French borrowings.
* y only occurs in Greek and French borrowings.
* The sequences /əl/, /ər/, /əm/ and /ən/ are pronounced [l̩], [r̩], [m̩] and [n̩].
* The sequences /əl/, /ər/, /əm/ and /ən/ are pronounced [l̩], [r̩], [m̩] and [n̩].
* Stress isn't phonemic, but normally occurs in either one of the long vowels (eː and oː) or the (3rd to) last vowel.
* Stress isn't phonemic, but normally occurs in either one of the long vowels (eː and oː) or the (3rd to) last vowel.
* ə normally doesn't bear the stress unless it is the only vowel in a word.
* ə normally doesn't bear the stress unless it is the only vowel in a word.
* Greek borrowings normally bear the stress 2nd to last instead.
* Greek borrowings normally bear the stress 2nd to last instead.
== Orthography ==
Modern Coptic uses mostly the Latin Alphabet, although for formal and religious texts the Coptic Alphabet is preferred
{| class="wikitable"
!Latin
!Coptic
!Sound
! colspan="2" |Example
|-
|m
|ⲙ
|m
|ⲙⲟⲩⲉ
|mue
|-
|n
|ⲛ
|n
|ⲗⲉ̀ϭⲟⲛ
|lékjon
|-
|l
|ⲗ
|l
|ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ
|lavote
|-
|r
|ⲣ
|r
|ⲣⲣⲟ
|erro
|-
|f
|ϥ
|f
|ϥⲛⲧ
|fent
|-
|s
|ⲥ
|s
|ⲥⲱⲃⲉ
|soove
|-
|x
|ϣ
|ʃ
|ϣⲁϣϥ
|xaxf
|-
|kh
|ϧ
|x
|ⲥⲁϧ
|sakh
|-
|h
|ϩ
|h
|ϩⲗⲗⲟ
|hello
|-
|p
|ⲡ
|p
|ⲡⲣⲱ
|proo
|-
|t
|ⲧ
|t
|ⲧⲟ
|to
|-
|c
|ϫ
|tʃ
|ϫⲓ
|ci
|-
|kj
|ϭ
|c
|ϭⲱⲃⲉ
|kjoove
|-
|k
|ⲕ
|k
|ⲕⲁϣ
|kax
|-
|v
|ⲃ
|β
|ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ
|venipe
|-
| rowspan="2" |w
|ⲟⲩ
| rowspan="2" |w
|ⲟⲩⲣ̀ⲧ
|wert
|-
|ⲩ
|ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
|snaw
|-
|j
|ⲓ
|j
|ⲓⲱ
|joo
|-
|ps
|ⲯ
|ps
|psit
|ⲯⲓⲧ
|-
|ks
|ⲝ
|ks
|aksios
|ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Latin
!Coptic
!Sound
! colspan="2" |Example
|-
|a
|ⲁ
|a
|ⲁϥ
|af
|-
|eC
|⳿
|əC
|ⲧ̀ⲃϥ̀
|etvef
|-
|e
| rowspan="2" |ⲉ
|ə
|ⲥⲁϫⲉ
|sace
|-
| rowspan="2" |é
| rowspan="2" |e
|ϣⲉⲙϣⲉ
|xémxe
|-
|ⲉ̀
|ⲧⲉϣⲉ̀
|texé
|-
|ee
|ⲏ
|eː
|ⲏⲓ
|eej
|-
|i
|ⲓ
|i
|ⲓⲣⲉ
|ire
|-
|y
|ⲩ
|y
|ⲡⲩⲥⲓⲥ
|pysis
|-
|o
|ⲟ
|o
|ⲟⲓⲕ
|ojk
|-
|oo
|ⲱ
|oː
|ⲱⲛϧ
|oonkh
|-
|u
|ⲟⲩ
|u
|ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ
|unu
|}
* /əl/, /ər/, /əm/ and /ən/ should be written ⲙ̀,  ⲛ̀, ⲗ̀ and ⲣ̀  but the accent is removed before another consonant and only used when disambiguating
* əw and əj can't occur, they are normally ew and ej
* ow is written ⲟⲟⲩ (ϩⲟⲟⲩ how) and éj is written ⲉⲉⲓ (ⲥⲉϣⲉⲉⲓ sexéj)


== Morphology ==
== Morphology ==
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* -t and -se are used for verbal and prepositional objects, in other cases, -i/j and -u/w are used
* -t and -se are used for verbal and prepositional objects, in other cases, -i/j and -u/w are used
* -(e) is more often a null suffix, only actual -e in verbal object suffixes
* -(e) is more often a null suffix, only actual -e in verbal object suffixes
==== Reflexive pronoun ====
Normally the word hoo is supleted with pronoun suffixes, but since it has an irregular way of suffixing, it's considered its own kind of pronoun
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |
!Singular
!Plural
|-
! colspan="2" |1st
|hoo
|hoon
|-
! rowspan="2" |2nd
!M
|hook
| rowspan="2" |hoot
|-
!F
|hoote
|-
! rowspan="2" |3rd
!M
|hoof
| rowspan="2" |hoow
|-
!F
|hoos
|}


=== Nouns ===
=== Nouns ===
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* p(e)- is used for masculine nouns while t(e)- is used for feminine ones
* p(e)- is used for masculine nouns while t(e)- is used for feminine ones
* An epenthetic e is inserted when before a consonant that isn't h, when prefixed with consonants, h elides
* An epenthetic e is inserted when before a consonant that isn't h, when prefixed with consonants, h elides
The posessive prefixes are used in place of the definite article: they consist of the definite stem (p- for masculine, t- for feminine, n- for plural) + "é" + pronominal suffix, except in the case of the 1st person singular (pa-, ta-, na-) and the 3rd person plural (pu-, tu-, nu-).
The possessive prefixes are used in place of the definite article: they consist of the definite stem (p- for masculine, t- for feminine, n- for plural) + "é" + pronominal suffix, except in the case of the 1st person singular (pa-, ta-, na-) and the 3rd person plural (pu-, tu-, nu-).
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |
!Masculine
!Femenine
!Plural
|-
! rowspan="5" |Singular
! colspan="2" |1st
|pa-
|ta-
|na-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2nd
!M
|pék-
|ték-
|nék-
|-
!F
|pé-
|té-
|né-
|-
! rowspan="2" |3rd
!M
|péf-
|téf-
|néf-
|-
!F
|pés-
|tés-
|nés-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Plural
! colspan="2" |1st
|pén-
|tén-
|nén-
|-
! colspan="2" |2nd
|péten-
|téten-
|néten-
|-
! colspan="2" |3rd
|pu-
|tu-
|nu-
|}
 
=== Verbs ===
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