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- Families
- Afroasiatic
- Semitic
- West Semitic
- Central Semitic
- Northwest Semitic
Northwest Semitic languages
A branch of Central Semitic within Afroasiatic with 17 languages in this index, split into 2 branches; 6 sit directly under it.
Branches
Vitality of 14 rated members
Institutional · 1Stable · 0Endangered · 8Dormant or extinct · 5
57%36%
Languages
| Language | ISO | Countries | Speakers | Vitality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hebHebrewעברית | heb | 9.3 m | 1 · National | |
| sycSyriacܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ | syc | 575,000 | 9 · Second language only | |
| aiiAssyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | +3 | 232,300 | 6b · Threatened |
| truTuroyoSurayt | tru | 84,000 | 6b · Threatened | |
| hboBiblical Hebrewעִבְרִית מִקְרָאִית | hbo | 9 · Dormant | ||
| hebModern Hebrew | heb | |||
| obmMoabite | obm | |||
| smpSamaritan Hebrewעברית שומרונית | smp | 9 · Second language only | ||
| xdmEdomite | xdm | |||
| amwWestern Neo-Aramaic | amw | 7 · Shifting | ||
| hrtHértevin | hrt | 8b · Nearly Extinct | ||
| lhsMlahsô | lhs | 10 · Extinct | ||
| midNeo-Mandaic | mid | 8a · Moribund | ||
| cldChaldean Neo-Aramaic | cld | 7 · Shifting | ||
| bhnBohtan Neo-Aramaic | bhn | 7 · Shifting | ||
| kqdKoy Sanjaq Syriac | kqd | 6b · Threatened | ||
| myzClassical Mandaic | myz | 9 · Second language only |
17 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata