Geez Language

**Semantic type:** Language

**Definition:** An ancient South Semitic language that originated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is used as the main liturgical language of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian Catholic Church, Eritrean Catholic Church, and the Beta Israel Jewish community.

**Synonyms:** - Classical Ethiopic - Classical Ethiopic Language - GEZ - Ge'ez - Ge'ez Language - Geez - Geez