Modern South Arabian languages
The Modern South Arabian languages (MSALs), also known as Eastern South Semitic languages, are a group of endangered languages spoken by small populations inhabiting the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen and Oman, and Socotra Island. Together with the modern Ethiopian Semitic languages, the Western branch, they form the South Semitic sub-branch of the Afroasiatic language family's Semitic branch.
| Modern South Arabian | |
|---|---|
| Eastern South Semitic | |
| Geographic distribution | Yemen and Oman |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | mode1252 |
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