Period start year places a language in the period when it took recognizable written form. Wikipedia notes that "the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Castile, in the 13th century." Browsing by period start year traces how long a language has actually existed in writing.
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Estimated Speakers (Millions) 10th century BCE
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1. Wikipedia: Semitic Languages
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They are spoken by more than 460 million people across much of West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Malta, and in large immigrant and expatriate communities in North America, Europe, and Australasia.
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