Old Church Slavonic, developed in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius, was the first Slavic literary language. It was used for translating the Bible and other religious texts, primarily for Slavic-speaking Christian communities. Written originally in the Glagolitic alphabet and later in Cyrillic, the language has a fusional grammar with seven cases and a rich verbal system. Though no longer spoken natively, it survives as a liturgical language in some Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, serving as a vital link to early Slavic culture and literature.
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Language Family: Indo-European
Writing System: Glagolitic, Cyrillic
Writing System Type: Alphabet
Writing Direction: L to R
Tones / Pitch Accent: N
Morphology: Fusional
Cases: 7
Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3
Number of Verb Tenses: 7
Word Order: SVO
Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 11
Number of Consonants: 24
Areas Where Spoken
Liturgical use in some Christian Orthodox Churches