Canaanitic (Noun)
Meaning
A group of Semitic languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Canaanitic languages, also known as Canaanite languages, include Hebrew, Phoenician, and Moabite, among others.
- Canaanitic languages are part of the Northwest Semitic branch of the Semitic languages.
- Akkadian, however, is not considered a Canaanitic language, but rather a language from the East Semitic branch.
- Many scholars classify Ugaritic as a separate language but closely related to the Canaanitic languages.
- The study of ancient texts revealed many similarities between the structures of Canaanitic languages.