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'''Ancient Cubrite''' (natively ''*hal-lasūn hax-xana3nījō'' 'the Canaanite language') is the earliest attested stage of [[Cubrite]], first attested in the era of Biblical Hebrew. Post-Christianity it underwent drastic changes in mere centuries, thus ushering in the era of modern [[Cubrite]]. Ancient Cubrite was spoken in North Africa and Iberia. | '''Ancient Cubrite''' (natively ''*hal-lasūn hax-xana3nījō'' 'the Canaanite language') is the earliest attested stage of [[Cubrite]], first attested in the era of Biblical Hebrew. Post-Christianity it underwent drastic changes in mere centuries, thus ushering in the era of modern [[Cubrite]]. Ancient Cubrite was spoken in North Africa and Iberia. | ||
Ancient Cubrite developed in isolation from Hebrew and was influenced by Celtic languages | Ancient Cubrite developed in isolation from Hebrew and was influenced by Celtic languages. It is a separate lineage from the dialect of Canaanite that eventually gave rise to Tiberian Hebrew and the modern Jewish Hebrew reading traditions in Lõis. | ||
Ancient Cubrite speakers were mostly Celts who adopted a Canaanite language. As such their religion differed markedly from ancient Hebrew polytheism (and seems to have adopted Semitic religious terms for concepts that were very different). | Ancient Cubrite speakers were mostly Celts who adopted a Canaanite language. As such their religion differed markedly from ancient Hebrew polytheism (and seems to have adopted Semitic religious terms for concepts that were very different). |
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