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The Sam'alian Language
(The code QEY was previously used for the language Queyu .
This change was made to bring language codes
into conformity with ISO-639-2)

This language has a code which is not part of the ISO 639-3 Standard . It uses a Local Use code.
Language Name : Sam'alian
Once Spoken in : Turkey  
Language Code (Local Use) : qey (Former code: qey)
Status : Extinct
Family : Afroasiatic
Subgroup : South Central Semitic
Subgrouping Code : AFFAB
See Map of Language: Map Sam'alian
Brief Description : The evidence for this language consists of three monumental inscriptions found at Zinjirli (ancient Sam'al) in southeastern Turkey. Though some consider it a dialect of Aramaic, it does not share the innovations which characterize this group, such as the postposed definite article -ā, the loss of the n- stem, and the nominal feminine plural in -ān. It is therefore best considered a separate branch of Northwest Semitic. 820-730 BC.
 
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Page Updated: 22-Nov-2009

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