Classification of Arabic languages
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This article is about the historical language group. For the modern general language (macrolanguage), see Arabic. For the separate South Semitic language group, see Modern South Arabian languages.
The Arabic language family is divided into several categories which are: Old Arabic, the literary varieties, and the modern vernaculars.[1]
Quick Facts North Arabian, Geographic distribution ...
North Arabian | |
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South Central Semitic Arabic | |
Geographic distribution | North Africa, Middle East, Malta |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Proto-language | Proto-Arabic |
Glottolog | arab1394 |
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The genealogical position of Arabic within the group of the Semitic languages has long been a problem.[2]