SemiticSubgroup of 79 languagesAncestorsAfro-Asiatic 384SemiticDescendants Central 57 Aramaic 19 Eastern 17 Central 14 Northeastern 12 Trans-Zab 4 Northwestern 2 Mandaic 2 Western 2 South 36 Arabic 33 Canaanite 3 South 22 Ethiopian 16 North 4 South 12 Outer 6 n-Group 2 tt-Group 4 Transversal 6 Amharic-Argobba 2 Harari-East Gurage 4 South Arabian 6