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Name:
Phoenician
Type:
Language
Alternate Name:
Punic
Once Spoken in:
Laos
Number of speakers:
200
(UNESCO)
Code:
phn
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Afro-Asiatic
Parent Subgroup:
Canaanite (cana)
Child Dialects:
Old Byblian (phn-olb)
Tyrian (phn-tyr)
Cyprian (phn-cyp)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of the coast of Lebanon and Israel. 2nd - 1st Millennium BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct UNESCO Status: Severely endangered
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct UNESCO Status: Severely endangered
Map of Phoenician
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