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Thamudic

 
Wikipedia: Thamudic
 
Ancient North Arabian
Spoken in Arabia
Language extinction marginalized by Classical Arabic from the 7th century
Language family Afro-Asiatic
Writing system South Arabian alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1 None
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3 xna

Thamudic is an Old North Arabian dialect known from pre-Islamic inscriptions scattered across the Arabian desert and the Sinai. Dating to between the 4th century BC and the 3rd or 4th century AD, they were incorrectly named after the Thamud people, with whom they are not directly associated.

References

  • Lipinski, Edward (2001). Semitic Languages: Outlines of a Comparative Grammar (2nd ed. ed.). Leuven: Orientalia Lovanensia Analecta. p. 75. 

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