Safaitic language

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:attestedBy Safaitic inscriptions
gptkbp:category Extinct languages of Asia
Ancient languages of the Near East
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Thamudic_languages
Old Arabic
Hismaic language
gptkbp:discoveredIn 19th century
gptkbp:era 1st century BCE to 4th century CE
gptkbp:extinct yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Safaitic language
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage over 30,000
gptkbp:ISO639-3 saf
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Semitic_languages
gptkbp:linguisticTypology consonantal alphabet
gptkbp:region gptkb:Syrian_Desert
northern Arabia
gptkbp:script gptkb:Safaitic_script
gptkbp:source rock inscriptions
gptkbp:subfamily Central Semitic languages
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Bedouins
nomadic tribes
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:alphabet
left-to-right
right-to-left
boustrophedon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Safaitic_script
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7