The East Semitic languages are one of three branches of the Semitic language family. This branch is known from three languages, Akkadian, Eblaite, and possibly Kishite, all of which are now extinct. They were influenced by the non-Semitic Sumerian language and adopted cuneiform writing.
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Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusEast Semitic is known directly from the written attestation of Akkadian, Eblaite, and possibly Kishite, all extinct, rather than solely through comparative reconstruction. It is one of three primary branches of Semitic alongside West and South Semitic. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: East Semitic languages
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The East Semitic languages are one of three branches of the Semitic language family. This branch is known from three languages, Akkadian, Eblaite, and possibly Kishite, all of which are now extinct.
Lead paragraph (extinction status), English Wikipedia article East Semitic languages
The East Semitic languages are one of three branches of the Semitic language family. This branch is known from three languages, Akkadian, Eblaite, and possibly Kishite, all of which are now extinct.
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