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Proto-Afroasiatic

reconstructed ancestor of the Afroasiatic language family
Intangible proto_language Q269125
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Proto-Afroasiatic

Summary

Proto-Afroasiatic is a proto-language[1]. Proto-Afroasiatic ranks in the top 4% of proto_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Proto-Afroasiatic's instance of is recorded as proto-language[3].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic is a type of reconstructed language[4].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic's Wikimedia language code is recorded as afa-pro[5].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic occurred on -16000-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proto-Afro-Asiatic language[7].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic's has effect is recorded as Afroasiatic[8].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic's linguistic typology is recorded as nominative–accusative language[9].
  • Proto-Afroasiatic's linguistic typology is recorded as verb–subject–object[10].

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Definition and Type

Proto-Afroasiatic's instance of is recorded as proto-language[3]. Proto-Afroasiatic is a type of reconstructed language[4].

Why It Matters

Proto-Afroasiatic ranks in the top 4% of proto_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).[2] Proto-Afroasiatic has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Proto-Afroasiatic is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → -16000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has effect → Afroasiatic
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → reconstructed language
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541384705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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