Ammonite language
E196861
The Ammonite language was an extinct Northwest Semitic language once spoken by the ancient Ammonite kingdom in the region of modern-day Jordan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ammonite language canonical | 8 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northwest Semitic language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
inscriptions
ⓘ
ostraca ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Edomite language
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew language
Moabite language ⓘ Phoenician language ⓘ |
| era | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| extinctionPeriod | by early 1st millennium CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| glottocode | ammo1241 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Canaanite vowel shift /aː/ to /oː/
ⓘ
retention of feminine plural ending -at ⓘ use of definite article -ha- similar to Hebrew ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | qgg ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Northwest Semitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Semitic languages
|
| linguisticTypology |
VSO word order (tendency)
ⓘ
fusional language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canaanite languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Canaanite linguistic area
|
| reconstructedFrom | epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| region | Transjordan ⓘ |
| scriptType | abjad ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Ammonite
ⓘ
surface form:
Ammonites
|
| spokenIn |
Kingdom of Ammon
ⓘ
region of modern-day Jordan ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Canaanite languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative records
ⓘ
personal names on seals ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Phoenician alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.