Hasaitic

Hasaitic is an Ancient North Arabian dialect attested in inscriptions in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia at Thaj,^[4] Hinna, Qatif, Ras Tanura, Abqaiq in the al-Hasa region, Ayn Jawan, Mileiha and at Uruk.^[5] It is written in the Monumental South Arabian script^[6] and dates from the 5th to 2nd centuries BC.

RegionArabia

Extinctmarginalized by Classical Arabic from the 7th century^{[citation needed]}

Language family

Afro-Asiatic

• Semitic
  • West Semitic
    • Central Semitic
      • North Arabian?
        • Old Arabic^{[citation needed]}
          • Hasaitic

Writing system

Monumental South Arabian script

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Hasaitic
Hasaean[1]
Ancient funerary inscription tablet written in Hasaitic,[2] 5th-6th century CE. Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia.[3]
Region	Arabia
Extinct	marginalized by Classical Arabic from the 7th century[citation needed]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic North Arabian? Old Arabic[citation needed] Hasaitic
Writing system	Monumental South Arabian script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguist List	xna-has
Glottolog	hasa1249

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