Coptic Americans
Coptic Americans (Coptic: ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲏ niremenkāmi enamerika) are American citizens of Coptic descent or persons of Coptic descent residing in the United States. As of 2018, there were some 500,000 Copts living in the United States.
ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ `ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲏ | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 500,000 (2018 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northern New Jersey and the New York City Metropolitan Area; as well as Southern California | |
| Languages | |
| American English Mainly older people: Arabic (Egyptian Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Libyan Arabic) Liturgical: Coptic language | |
| Religion | |
| Primarily Coptic Orthodoxy; minority Coptic Catholic |
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