埃勃拉语又称古叙利亚语,是一个已灭绝的闪米特语言,公元前3千纪分布于叙利亚北部[3]。埃勃拉语得名于西叙利亚的古城埃勃拉[3]。埃勃拉语的变体也曾流行于马里和纳加尔[3][4]。根据塞勒斯·戈登的研究,埃勃拉语更像是一个当地流行的兼有东西两支闪米特语言特点的书面通用语,不是常用的口语,只有抄写员经常使用[5]。
埃勃拉语兼具东西两支闪米特语支的特性[6][7],在语法上和东闪米特语支的阿卡德语很接近,但在词汇和屈折形式上接近西闪米特语言[8]。
埃勃拉语 at MultiTree on the Linguist List
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