The Phoenician language

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The Phoenician
language
Elena Loos
B22-801

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Contents
• Alphabet
• Phonetics
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Reason for disappearance
• List of references
• Conclusion

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Vocabulary

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Grammar
• Two genders: male and female
• Singular and plural forms
• Imperfective and Perfective forms
• Participles, particles and
prepositions

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Reason for disappearance
• Colonization and
conquest
• Cultural shift
• Insufficient number of
speakers

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List of references
• https://symbl.cc/en/alphabets/phoenician
• https://omniglot.com/writing/phoenician.htm
• https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Linguistics/
• https://ancientlanguages.fandom.com

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Conclusion