Canaano-Akkadian language
| Canaano-Akkadian | |
|---|---|
| Region | Canaan |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Canaano-Akkadian or Amarna Canaanite is an ancient Semitic language which was the written language of the Amarna letters from Canaan, Alashiya and Amurru. It is a mixed language with mainly Akkadian vocabulary and Canaanite grammatical features. It has been variously described as a Canaanite dialect of Akkadian, Canaanite coded in Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform and a purely scribal language.