History and literature. Although it differs markedly from the Geʽez (Classical Ethiopic) language, for instance in having phrasal verbs, and in using a word order that places the main verb last instead of first in the sentence—there is a strong influence of Geʽez on Tigrinya literature, especially with terms relating to Christian life, Biblical names, and so on.

The Syriac language (/ ˈ s ɪr i æ k /; Classical Syriac: ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ‎ / Leššānā Sūryāyā, Leshono Suryoyo), also known as Syriac Aramaic (Syrian Aramaic, Syro-Aramaic) and Classical Syriac ܠܫܢܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ (in its literary and liturgical form), is an Aramaic dialect that emerged during the first century AD from a local Aramaic dialect that was spoken by Assyrians in ...

The Mehri language is most closely related to other Modern South Arabian languages, such as Bathari and Soqotri. These tongues collectively share many features with the Old South Arabian languages (Epigraphic South Arabian), as spoken by the ancient Sabaeans, Minaeans, and Qatabanians. Additionally, many Mehri in Yemen speak as a second ...

Arabic Language International Council الجزایر: Supreme Council of the Arabic language in Algeria مصر: فرهنگستان زبان عربی قاهره اسرائیل: Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel عراق: Iraqi Academy of Sciences اردن: Jordan Academy of Arabic لیبی: Academy of the Arabic Language in Jamahiriya مراکش: Academy of the Arabic Language in Rabat

Phoenician (/ f ə ˈ n iː ʃ ən / fə-NEE-shən) is an extinct Canaanite Semitic language originally spoken in the region surrounding the cities of Tyre and Sidon.Extensive Tyro-Sidonian trade and commercial dominance led to Phoenician becoming a lingua franca of the maritime Mediterranean during the Iron Age.The Phoenician alphabet spread to Greece during this …

Coptic (Bohairic Coptic: ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, timetremənkhēmi) is a language family of closely related dialects descended from the Ancient Egyptian language and historically spoken by the Copts of Egypt, starting from the third-century AD in Roman Egypt. Coptic was supplanted by Arabic as the primary spoken language of Egypt following the Muslim conquest of Egypt and was ...

The Somali language is the shared mother tongue of ethnic Somalis, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, and are predominantly Sunni Muslim. [44] [45] They form one of the largest ethnic groups on the African continent, and cover one of the most expansive landmasses by a single ethnic group in Africa .

Af-Soomaali waa luqad Afro-Aasiyatik ah oo ay leedahay laanta Kushiitik.Waxay afka hooyo u tahay Soomaalida ku nool dhulka Soomaaliweyn iyo qurbo joogta Soomaaliyeed. Afk Soomaaliga waa afka rasmiga ee Soomaaliya, luqadda qaranka Jabuuti, iyo luqad ka shaqeeysa gobolka Soomaalida Itoobiya iyo sidoo kale Waqooyi Bari Kenya.Afka Soomaaliga wuxuu si rasmi ah …

Cette branche comporte une seule langue, l'akkadien, connue grâce aux inscriptions cunéiformes de Mésopotamie (), dans une partie de l'actuel Irak.C'est la langue qui a supplanté le sumérien.Des textes antiques rédigés en akkadien se détachent Enuma Elish et l'Épopée de Gilgamesh.. Deux dialectes en sont issus : l'assyrien dans le nord de la Mésopotamie et le babylonien dans le sud.

زبان سُرْیانی (ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Leššānā Suryāyā), که با نام‌های سریانی آرامی یا سریانی کلاسیک نیز شناخته می‌شود. یکی از گویش‌های زبان آرامی است. نخستین نشانه‌های استفاده از این زبان در اوایل سدهٔ یکم میلادی در شهر ادسا دیده ...