Group of South Semitic languages of Arabia and Socotra
Modern South Arabian
Eastern South Semitic
Geographic distribution
Yemen and Oman
Linguistic classification
Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
West Semitic
South Semitic
Modern South Arabian
Subdivisions
Bathari
Harsusi
Hobyót
Mehri
Shehri
Soqotri
Glottolog
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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.
^Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude (1997). "The Modern South Arabian Languages" (PDF). In Hetzron, R. (ed.). The Semitic Languages. London: Routledge. pp. 378–423. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
^Rendsburg, Gary A. "Modern South Arabian as a source for Ugaritic etymologies". Rutgers University.
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