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Coptic script
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<p>The Coptic alphabet is the <a href="/facts/Writing_system/ABG251A0">script</a> used for writing the <a href="/facts/Coptic_language/EzDloWDH">Coptic language</a>, the most recent development of <a href="/facts/Egyptian_language/mSqys6jC">Egyptian</a>. The repertoire of <a href="/facts/Glyph/A7Gesbxj">glyphs</a> is based on the <a href="/facts/Uncial/uz6CgI4u">uncial</a> <a href="/facts/Greek_alphabet/1cHwB8Dg">Greek alphabet</a>, augmented by letters borrowed from the Egyptian <a href="/facts/Demotic_(Egyptian)/zADTKdn1">Demotic</a>. It was the first alphabetic script used for the <a href="/facts/Egyptian_language/mSqys6jC">Egyptian language</a>. There are several Coptic alphabets, as the script varies greatly among the various dialects and eras of the <a href="/facts/Coptic_language/EzDloWDH">Coptic language</a>. </p>