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Modern South Arabian

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The Modern South Arabian languages, also known as the Eastern South Semitic languages, are a group of endangered languages spoken by small populations of the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen and Oman, and on the island of Socotra. Together with the Ethiosemitic and Sayhadic languages, the Western branch, they form the South Semitic sub-branch of the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family.

Facts
Region
Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen (including Socotra) and Oman 1
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed, Proto-Modern South Arabian reconstructions published by Roger Blench, 2019 1
Sources
1. Modern South Arabian languages, Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    spoken by small populations inhabiting the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen (including Socotra) and Oman
  • Reconstruction section
    Proto-Modern South Arabian reconstructions by Roger Blench (2019)
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