The answer
There are several dialects for the Coptic Language. For the Bohairic dialect, this letter is called "ganga."Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)
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The question
Is it possible that the alternate spelling of the name of the alphabet character "dzaudzia," should actually be "dzandzia"? Then, it would (almost) phonetically parallel spellings such as "giangia," "ganga," "janja," or "jinja."
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