Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2012
Department 1
Interdisciplinary Studies
Abstract
The Hemic group includes the Egyptian and Coptic languages, the Libyan and Barbarian languages, the Koshtia languages, and the languages of the original inhabitants of the eastern part of Africa. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Said Ramadan, Abdulkareem. “Prehistory to 1250: Languages.” Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia. Sage Publications, 2012, 72.
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book234665
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African Languages and Societies Commons, Near Eastern Languages and Societies Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons
Comments
This entry focuses on languages in the Middle East and North Africa, discussing their appearance, dissemination and development from prehistoric times until 1250 AD. It also discusses the circumstances that accompanied the spread of some of these languages—and the extinction of others—as well as the survival of some of them to modern times.