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*Proto-Far East Semitic (~ 500 AD) | *Proto-Far East Semitic (~ 500 AD) | ||
**literally read Hmoob gib, possibly with tones? (greeting: ''Schlaub lag!'') | ** [[Far East Semitic/Hmooblang]]: literally read Hmoob gib, possibly with tones? (greeting: ''Schlaub lag!'') | ||
**hyperconservative Far East Semitic | **hyperconservative Far East Semitic | ||
Far East Semitic is phonologically one of the more conservative branches of Semitic, with different reflexes for almost all the consonants of Proto-Semitic. Morphologically, though, it is the exact opposite -- it is a rather typical Southeast Asian sprachbund language even in the proto-stage. | Far East Semitic is phonologically one of the more conservative branches of Semitic, with different reflexes for almost all the consonants of Proto-Semitic. Morphologically, though, it is the exact opposite -- it is a rather typical Southeast Asian sprachbund language even in the proto-stage. | ||