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... Northern Peripheral , or Northeastern , with only one language , Ak- kadian ; ( 2 ) Northern Central , or Northwest- ern , including the ancient Canaanite , Amorite , Ugaritic , Phoenician and Punic , and Aramaic languages and ancient ...
... Northern Peripheral , or Northeastern , with only one language , Ak- kadian ; ( 2 ) Northern Central , or Northwest- ern , including the ancient Canaanite , Amorite , Ugaritic , Phoenician and Punic , and Aramaic languages and ancient ...
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... northern Shansi in the west . The city was originally the site of Chin - yang , a strategic centre for the ancient state of Chao . After the Ch'in conquest of Chao in 221 BC , it became the seat of the commandery ( district under the ...
... northern Shansi in the west . The city was originally the site of Chin - yang , a strategic centre for the ancient state of Chao . After the Ch'in conquest of Chao in 221 BC , it became the seat of the commandery ( district under the ...
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... northern , peoples of diverse custom and origin who speak or know the Tigre lan- guage and inhabit northern Eritrea , Ethiopia , and the Sudan . Originally Cushitic - speaking peoples , the northern Tigre consist of large , loosely knit ...
... northern , peoples of diverse custom and origin who speak or know the Tigre lan- guage and inhabit northern Eritrea , Ethiopia , and the Sudan . Originally Cushitic - speaking peoples , the northern Tigre consist of large , loosely knit ...
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