Editing Coptic language (section)

=== Modern revitalisation attempts ===

In the early 20th century, some Copts tried to revive the Coptic language, but they were unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jorient/58/2/58_184/_article/-char/en|doi=10.5356/jorient.58.2_184|title=Pharaonism and the Revival of the Coptic Language among Early Twentieth-Century Coptic Christians|year=2016|last1=Miyokawa|first1=Hiroko|journal=Bulletin of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan|volume=58|issue=2|pages=184–195|doi-access=free|access-date=2021-06-30|archive-date=2021-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711064730/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jorient/58/2/58_184/_article/-char/en|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the second half of the 20th century, [[Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria]] started a national Church-sponsored movement to [[Language revitalization|revive]] Coptic. Several works of grammar were published, including a more comprehensive dictionary than had been formerly available. The scholarly findings of the field of [[Egyptology]] and the inauguration of the [[Institute of Coptic Studies]] further contributed to the renaissance. Efforts at language revitalisation continue to be undertaken, and have attracted the interest of [[Copts]] and linguists in and outside of Egypt.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}