ISO 639-3 · xsaxsa
Afroasiatic family · extinct or historical language
Sabaean
Sabaean is an extinct or historical language of the South Semitic branch (Afroasiatic). Wikidata describes it as “Old South Arabian language spoken in Yemen”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
xsa- Glottocode
saba1279- Family
- Afroasiatic
- Wikipedia
- 28 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
—countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Sabaean |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sabaean language |
| Written in | Old South Arabian script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Sabaean yet.
family tree
From Afroasiatic to Sabaean
The branches above Sabaean, 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.
