a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa

of or relating to the group of Semitic languages

of or relating to the group of Semitic languages

an ancient branch of the Semitic languages

the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact

the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia

the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French