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Lebanese is descended from the [[w:Phoenician language|Phoenician language]] originally spoken in the coastal region of Levant called 𐤐𐤕̇ ''Pūt''. Phoenician had almost ceased to be a written language somewhere between 900 and 1400 CE, being slowly replaced by Arabic. With the rise of nationalism in the 19th century, it was revived as a literary language, becoming modern standard Lebanese. | Lebanese is descended from the [[w:Phoenician language|Phoenician language]] originally spoken in the coastal region of Levant called 𐤐𐤕̇ ''Pūt''. Phoenician had almost ceased to be a written language somewhere between 900 and 1400 CE, being slowly replaced by Arabic. With the rise of nationalism in the 19th century, it was revived as a literary language, becoming modern standard Lebanese. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The modern name "Lebanese" comes from the word 𐤋𐤁𐤍 ''labōn'', meaning "white", apparently from its snow-capped peaks of the Mount Lebanon range (𐤄𐤓𐤉 | The modern name "Lebanese" comes from the word 𐤋𐤁𐤍 ''labōn'', meaning "white", apparently from its snow-capped peaks of the Mount Lebanon range (𐤄𐤓𐤉 𐤄̄𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 ''horē hallabōnūn''). The name was introduced in the 19th century, however, some occurences of this name have been found in the 17th century texts, though it is unclear whether the name referred to the Lebanese language or one of its dialects. Before that the language was called Phoenician (𐤐𐤕̇𐤉𐤌 ''pūttīm'') or simply Canaanite (𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 ''kanaʿanīm''). The etymology of these names is uncertain. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Lebanese belongs to the [[w:Canaanite languages|Canaanite group]], which itself is a branch of the [[w:Northwest Semitic languages|Northwest Semitic]] family of languages. Its direct ancestor is called the Phoenician language. In its widest sense, Old Phoenician refers to the spoken language of Northern Levant in a wide range between the 10th century BCE and the turn of the 7th century CE, when it was being replaced by other local languages, mostly by Arabic. | Lebanese belongs to the [[w:Canaanite languages|Canaanite group]], which itself is a branch of the [[w:Northwest Semitic languages|Northwest Semitic]] family of languages. Its direct ancestor is called the Phoenician language. In its widest sense, Old Phoenician refers to the spoken language of Northern Levant in a wide range between the 10th century BCE and the turn of the 7th century CE, when it was being replaced by other local languages, mostly by Arabic. | ||