Ammonite
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Ammonite is an extinct Northwest Semitic language once spoken by the ancient Ammonite people in the region of modern-day Jordan.
Aliases (1)
- Ammonites ×4
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite language
→
Northwest Semitic language → extinct language → |
| attestedIn |
inscriptions
→
ostraca → seals → |
| closeTo |
Biblical Hebrew
→
Moabite → Phoenician → |
| extinctionReason |
language shift to Arabic
→
language shift to Aramaic → |
| glottocode |
ammo1241
→
|
| hasFeature |
Canaanite vowel shift a > o
→
use of definite article ha- similar to Hebrew → |
| ISO639-3Code |
qam
→
|
| languageCodeStandard |
ISO 639-3
→
|
| languageFamily |
Canaanite
→
Northwest Semitic → |
| partOf |
Afroasiatic languages
→
Semitic languages → |
| reconstructedFrom |
comparative Semitic linguistics
→
epigraphic evidence → |
| scriptDirection |
right-to-left
→
|
| spokenBy |
Ammonites
→
|
| spokenInRegion |
ancient Ammon
→
modern-day Jordan → |
| status |
extinct
→
|
| usedByPolity |
Kingdom of Ammon
→
|
| usedInPeriod |
Iron Age
→
|
| writingSystem |
Paleo-Hebrew script
→
Phoenician script → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Edomite
→
Moabite → |
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Book of Judges
("Ammonites")
→
|
featuresEnemyGroup |
|
Northwest Semitic
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Northwest Semitic
→
|
hasMember |
|
Central Semitic languages
→
|
includesLanguage |
|
Edomite
→
|
neighboringLanguage |
|
Transjordanian territories of Israel
("Ammonites")
→
|
preIsraeliteInhabitants |
|
land of Moab
("Ammonites")
→
|
relatedEthnicallyTo |
|
Ammonite
("Ammonites")
→
|
spokenBy |