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   What language did the Canaanites speak?

   • The Canaanites were the indigenous people of the ancient Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, Transjordan, Lebanon and coastal Syria). They spoke a Semitic language related to Hebrew. During the Early Bronze Age, as trade with Egypt increased, strongly defended cities developed throughout the region which formed the centers of independent states.

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   Where did the Canaanites come from?

   • Pendant from the Tell el-cAjjul hoard, Canaanite, about 1750–1550 B.C.E., from Tell el-cAjjul, Israel (© The Trustees of the British Museum) The Canaanites were the indigenous people of the ancient Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, Transjordan, Lebanon and coastal Syria). They spoke a Semitic language related to Hebrew.

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   When was Canaanite first spoken?

   • An early form of Canaanite is attested in the Tell el-Amarna letters ( c. 1400 bc ). Moabite, which is very close to Hebrew, is known chiefly from one inscription dating from the 8th century bc. The only living Canaanite language is Hebrew, which was revived as a spoken language in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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   Is Moabite a Canaanite language?

   • Moabite, which is very close to Hebrew, is known chiefly from one inscription dating from the 8th century bc. The only living Canaanite language is Hebrew, which was revived as a spoken language in the 19th and 20th centuries. See also Hebrew language; Phoenician language. Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Canaanite_languagesCanaanite languages - Wikipedia

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   The Canaanite languages, sometimes referred to as Canaanite dialects, are one of three subgroups of the Northwest Semitic languages, the others being Aramaic and Amorite.

   • Edomite

     Edomite was a Northwest Semitic Canaanite language, very...

   • Northwest Semitic Languages

     Northwest Semitic is a division of the Semitic languages...

   • Proto-Canaanite Alphabet

     Proto-Canaanite is the name given to the (a) the...

   • Canaan

     Canaan (/ ˈ k eɪ n ən /; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – KNʿN; Hebrew:...

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   The Canaanite languages are a branch of Northwest Semitic languages. The only main language still spoken from the branch is Hebrew. They are spoken in the Levant area of the Middle East . Category: Semitic languages.

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   ' language of Canaan ') is an extinct Canaanite Semitic language originally spoken in the region surrounding the cities of Tyre and Sidon. Extensive Tyro-Sidonian trade and commercial dominance led to Phoenician becoming a lingua franca of the maritime Mediterranean during the Iron Age.

   • Era: attested in Canaan proper from the 11th century BC to the 2nd century BC

   • Writing system: Phoenician alphabet

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   Canaanite languages, group of Northern Central or Northwestern Semitic languages including Hebrew, Moabite, Phoenician, and Punic. They were spoken in ancient times in Palestine, on the coast of Syria, and in scattered colonies elsewhere around the Mediterranean.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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   The Canaanites are broadly defined to include the Hebrews (including Israelites, Judeans and Samaritans ), Amalekites, Ammonites, Amorites, Edomites, Ekronites, Hyksos, Phoenicians (including the Carthaginians ), Moabites, Suteans and sometimes the Ugarites.

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   The Canaanites were the indigenous people of the ancient Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, Transjordan, Lebanon and coastal Syria). They spoke a Semitic language related to Hebrew. During the Early Bronze Age, as trade with Egypt increased, strongly defended cities developed throughout the region which formed the centers of independent states.