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Modern South Arabian languages

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Modern South Arabian
Geographic
distribution
Yemen, Oman
Linguistic classificationAfroasiatic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologmode1252

The Modern South Arabian, or Eastern South Semitic, languages are a branch of Semitic languages. They are spoken by a small number of people in Southern Arabia in the countries of Yemen and Oman, as well as Socotra Island.[1][2]

References

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  1. Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude (1997). The Modern South Arabian Languages Archived 2020-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. In Hetzron, R. (ed.). 1997. The Semitic Languages. London: Routledge, p. 378-423.
  2. Rendsburg, Gary A. Modern South Arabian as a source for Ugaritic etymologies Archived 2022-12-16 at the Wayback Machine.