Extinct Northwest Semitic language of the northern Levant
Not to be confused with Somali language.
Samalian
Native to
Samʼal
Extinct
1st millennium BC
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Aramoid?
Samalian
Language codes
ISO 639-3
None (mis)
Glottolog
sama1317
Samalian was a Semitic language spoken and first attested in Samʼal.
Samalian is primarily known from three inscriptions, the Hadad Statue and the Panamuwa II inscription (KAI 214–215), both unearthed in the late 19th century, and a third known as the Kuttamuwa stele, unearthed in 2008.[1]
Samalian was a Semitic language spoken and first attested in Samʼal. Samalian is primarily known from three inscriptions, the Hadad Statue and the Panamuwa...
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