Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Modern South Arabian languages and numerous other ancient and modern languages. They are spoken by more than 460 million people across much of West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Malta, and in large immigrant and expatriate communities in North America, Europe, and Australasia.
Extends: [Semitic languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Semitic languages), [Afroasiatic languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Afroasiatic languages)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Semitic |
| Altname | Text | Levanto-Mesopotamian |
| Region | Text | West Asia, North Africa, Horn of Africa, Malta |
| Familycolor | Text | Afroasiatic |
| Protoname | Text | Proto-Semitic |
| Child1 | Text | East Semitic |
| Child2 | Text | West Semitic |
| Iso2 | Text | sem |
| Iso5 | Text | sem |
| Glotto | Text | semi1276 |
| Glottorefname | Text | Semitic |
| Map | Text | Semitic map.svg |
| Mapcaption | Text | Modern distribution of the Semitic languages |
| Map2 | Text | Semitic languages.svg |
| Mapcaption2 | Text | Approximate historical distribution of Semitic languages |
| Speakers | Text | c. 460 million |