Phoenician language

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:archaeological_findings Inscriptions and artifacts
gptkbp:cultural_impact Significant in ancient trade networks
gptkbp:cultural_influence Influenced Latin and Greek languages
Influenced the development of the Greek alphabet.
gptkbp:cultural_significance Trade and commerce
gptkbp:descendant Carthaginian language
gptkbp:family gptkb:Afro-Asiatic_languages
gptkbp:formulation Similar to other Semitic languages
gptkbp:gender No grammatical gender
gptkbp:has_cognates gptkb:Ammonite_language
gptkb:Moabite_language
gptkb:Bible
gptkb:language
gptkb:Ugaritic_language
Many cognates with Arabic
Many cognates with Aramaic
Many cognates with Hebrew
gptkbp:has_dialects gptkb:Sidonian_dialect
Carthaginian
Various regional dialects
Byblos dialect
Tyrus dialect
gptkbp:has_documentation Limited documentation available
Found in inscriptions and coins
Inscriptions found in various locations
gptkbp:has_features gptkb:Abjad_writing_system
Distinctive phonetic features
Root-based morphology
gptkbp:has_historical_significance yes
gptkbp:has_influence_on modern languages
gptkbp:historical_documentation Evolved into other Semitic languages
gptkbp:historical_records Mentioned by Greek historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence on writing systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phoenician language
gptkbp:influenced Greek alphabet
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Akkadian_language
gptkbp:is_an_ancient gptkb:Bible
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:inscriptions
gptkbp:is_part_of Canaanite languages
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Bible
gptkb:language
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:archaeologists
history
linguistics
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:E-commerce
gptkb:education
gptkb:legal_documents
gptkb:literature
gptkb:government
gptkb:sacred_texts
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:navigation
gptkb:trade
gptkb:diplomatic_relations
gptkbp:language Not applicable
Ancient language
PHN
Inscriptions in archaeological sites
Rich vocabulary related to trade and navigation
Semitic family
Studied by linguists and historians
gptkbp:language_extinction Gradual extinction due to cultural assimilation
gptkbp:language_legacy Foundation for alphabetic writing systems
gptkbp:language_revitalization No known revival efforts
gptkbp:language_support Extinct language
gptkbp:notable_feature Consonantal writing system
gptkbp:notable_speakers gptkb:Phoenician_traders
gptkbp:order Verb-subject-object (VSO)
gptkbp:polyphony Consonant-heavy structure
gptkbp:recognition Classified as a dead language
gptkbp:region Eastern Mediterranean
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Bible
gptkb:language
gptkbp:script gptkb:Phoenician_alphabet
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Phoenicians
gptkb:Phoenicia
gptkbp:subfamily Semitic languages
gptkbp:time_period circa 1200 BC to 300 BC
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:Yes
yes
gptkbp:writings Limited surviving inscriptions
gptkbp:written_by right to left
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:Phoenician_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phoenician_Civilization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4