ISO 639-3 · xpuxpu
Afroasiatic family · extinct or historical language
Punic
𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌
Punic is an extinct or historical language of the Semitic branch (Afroasiatic). Wikidata describes it as “extinct dialect of the Phoenician language spoken in North Africa and the Western Mediterranean”.
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At a glance
- ISO 639-3
xpu- Glottocode
puni1241- Family
- Afroasiatic
- UNESCO
- Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 45 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
—countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
ExtinctUNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Punic · 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 |
|---|---|
| Also called | Carthaginian, Punic language, Phoenicio-Punic, Carthaginian language, Phoenicio-Punic language |
| Written in | Phoenician script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
UNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Punic
The branches above Punic, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Distribution map
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
