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1633:Qatabanian
1271:Himyaritic
1214:Phoenician
775:Historical
744:Peninsular
645:Taymanitic
596:Old Arabic
581:Historical
310:9004093176
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218:References
27:Geographic
1692:varieties
1683:indicate
1562:Sebat Bet
1312:Eastern (
1264:Deir Alla
1142:Canaanite
1049:Trans-Zab
1034:Inter-Zab
958:Christian
912:Palmyrene
903:Samaritan
870:Nabataean
758:Northwest
713:Levantine
685:Classical
610:Dadanitic
303:. BRILL.
85:Glottolog
1640:Awsanian
1523:Tt-group
1399:Tigrinya
1278:Samalian
1255:Galilean
1248:Ugaritic
1193:Medieval
1186:Mishnaic
1170:Biblical
1151:Ammonite
1044:Sanandaj
1029:Betanure
1002:Chaldean
999:Assyrian
985:Qaraqosh
975:Hértevin
889:Galilean
863:Lebanese
718:Maghrebi
678:Literary
652:Thamudic
638:Safaitic
624:Hasaitic
617:Dumaitic
537:Akkadian
492:Branches
287:, (1883)
246:(2008).
185:Akkadian
167:Ugaritic
139:Ethiopic
91:west2786
1685:extinct
1681:Italics
1626:Minaean
1551:Endegen
1500:N-group
1461:Inneqor
1436:Argobba
1431:Amharic
1387:Dahalik
1359:Western
1350:Soqotri
1330:Ḥarsusi
1325:Baṭḥari
1316:Arabian
1241:Amorite
1207:Moabite
1158:Edomite
1123:Armazic
1103:Western
1079:Central
1024:Barzani
950:eastern
939:Aramaic
853:Western
837:Mandaic
815:Eastern
767:Aramaic
730:Maltese
631:Hismaic
564:Central
553:Eblaite
509:Central
410:Sources
181:Eblaite
178:extinct
163:Amorite
159:Aramaic
149:), and
147:Maltese
50:Semitic
1659:Sabaic
1653:Razihi
1557:Mesqan
1531:Mesmes
1480:Harari
1467:Wolane
1464:Ulbare
1457:Siltʼe
1417:versal
1415:Trans-
1345:Shehri
1335:Hobyot
1314:Modern
1285:Sutean
1233:Others
1199:Modern
1164:Hebrew
1116:Others
1091:Turoyo
1085:Mlaḥsô
1072:Others
1017:Jewish
990:Senaya
970:Bohtan
965:Barwar
948:North-
924:Siryon
918:Syrian
842:Syriac
573:Arabic
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212:Cyprus
155:Hebrew
143:Arabic
1719:This
1613:Faifi
1580:Gyeto
1574:Gumer
1567:Chaha
1537:Muher
1514:Soddo
1508:Gafat
1493:Outer
1408:South
1392:Tigre
1382:Geʽez
1375:North
1340:Mehri
1304:South
1221:Punic
1059:Zakho
995:Suret
514:South
118:like
1725:stub
1577:Gura
1571:Ezha
1547:Inor
937:Neo-
527:East
504:West
499:East
422:ISBN
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