Minaean language
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The Minaean language is an ancient South Arabian Semitic language once used by the Minaean people in what is now Yemen, primarily known from inscriptions related to trade and religious activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minaean language canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Semitic language
ⓘ
South Arabian language ⓘ ancient language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Minaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | South Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
epigraphic inscriptions
ⓘ
religious inscriptions ⓘ trade inscriptions ⓘ |
| branchOf | South Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hadramitic language
ⓘ
Qatabanic language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationType | corpus of inscriptions ⓘ |
| geographicContext | ancient Yemen ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Minaean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
consonantal root morphology
ⓘ
use of matres lectionis limited or absent ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kingdom of Ma'in
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | inm ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Semitic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Central Old South Arabian language ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySources |
monumental inscriptions
ⓘ
rock inscriptions ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
northwestern Yemen
ⓘ
oases of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| spokenInThePastBy | Minaean people ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Old South Arabian language ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedAlongTradeRoutes | incense trade routes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious dedications
ⓘ
trade documentation ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
rock surfaces
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ancient South Arabian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.