| Central Semitic | |
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| Geographic distribution | Middle East |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Glottolog | cent2236 |
Central Semitic languages[1][2] are one of the three groups of West Semitic languages, alongside Modern South Arabian languages and Ethiopian Semitic languages.
Central Semitic can itself be further divided into two groups: Arabic and Northwest Semitic. Northwest Semitic languages largely fall into the Canaanite languages (such as Phoenician and Hebrew) and Aramaic.