Proposed Semitic branch of south Arabia and East Africa
For the family ancient writing systems, see South Semitic scripts.
South Semitic
Geographic distribution
Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia, Eritrea
Linguistic classification
Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
West Semitic
South Semitic
Subdivisions
Modern South Arabian
Ethiopian Semitic
Old South Arabian?
Glottolog
None
Approximate historical distribution of South Semitic languages
South Semitic is a putative branch of the Semitic languages, which form a branch of the larger Afro-Asiatic language family, found in (North and East) Africa and Western Asia.
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