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Language code: phn

Technical information about ISO 639 language code phn

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The table below provides technical details for the Phoenician language, designated by the phn code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

phn

Name

Phoenician

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
ByblianTyro-SidonianCypriot PhoenicianPunic
Related languages
HebrewAmmoniteMoabiteUgariticAramaic
Key facts
Its 22-letter consonantal script is the direct ancestor of Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Arabic alphabetsPhoenician inscriptions date from around 1050 BCE to the 2nd century CE, with Punic possibly spoken until the 6th century CEIt was mainly written without vowels, though some later texts employed matres lectionisMore than 10,000 inscriptions and numerous papyri, coins and ostraca document the language across the MediterraneanPhoenician loanwords entered Greek and, through it, many modern European languages.
Sample phrase

𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤊 𐤀𐤉𐤂 𐤀𐤕?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Phoenician language, identified by the code phn, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.

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