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Modern South Arabian languages
Group of South Semitic languages of Arabia and Socotra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Modern South Arabian languages (MSALs),[1][2] also known as Eastern South Semitic languages, are a group of endangered languages spoken by small populations inhabiting the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen and Oman, and Socotra Island. Together with the Ethiosemitic and Sayhadic languages, the Western branch, they form the South Semitic sub-branch of the Afroasiatic language family's Semitic branch.
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Modern South Arabian | |
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Eastern South Semitic | |
Geographic distribution | Yemen and Oman |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | mode1252 |
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