Old South Arabian

Target entity: Old South Arabian
Context triple: [Central Semitic languages, includesLanguage, Old South Arabian]

• A. Old Arabic
  Old Arabic is the early stage of the Arabic language attested in pre-Islamic inscriptions and poetry, representing the linguistic ancestor of Classical and Modern Arabic varieties.
• B. Phoenician civilization
  The Phoenician civilization was an ancient maritime trading culture of the Levant, renowned for its seafaring, alphabet, and influential coastal city-states such as Tyre and Sidon.
• C. Northwest Semitic
  Northwest Semitic is a branch of the Semitic language family that includes languages such as Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician, historically spoken in the Levant.
• D. Hijazi Arabic
  Hijazi Arabic is a major regional variety of Arabic spoken primarily in western Saudi Arabia, especially in the Hijaz region including cities like Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah.
• E. Berber languages
  The Berber languages are a group of closely related Afroasiatic languages traditionally spoken by the Indigenous Amazigh peoples of North Africa, particularly in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Old South Arabian
Target entity description: Old South Arabian is an extinct group of ancient Semitic languages once spoken in what is now Yemen and surrounding regions, known primarily from inscriptions written in a distinctive consonantal script.

• A. Old Arabic
  Old Arabic is the early stage of the Arabic language attested in pre-Islamic inscriptions and poetry, representing the linguistic ancestor of Classical and Modern Arabic varieties.
• B. Phoenician civilization
  The Phoenician civilization was an ancient maritime trading culture of the Levant, renowned for its seafaring, alphabet, and influential coastal city-states such as Tyre and Sidon.
• C. Northwest Semitic
  Northwest Semitic is a branch of the Semitic language family that includes languages such as Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician, historically spoken in the Levant.
• D. Hijazi Arabic
  Hijazi Arabic is a major regional variety of Arabic spoken primarily in western Saudi Arabia, especially in the Hijaz region including cities like Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah.
• E. Berber languages
  The Berber languages are a group of closely related Afroasiatic languages traditionally spoken by the Indigenous Amazigh peoples of North Africa, particularly in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia.
• F. None of above. chosen