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Naming the landscape in the Modern South Arabian languages

Institution:

Institut für Semitistik

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Funding:

DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

The cultures and environment of Modern South Arabian Language (MSAL) speakers are threatened by rapid social changes like urbanisation and Arabization, unsustainable development, and climate change. This leads to a loss of traditional knowledge about human–landscape relationships, negatively impacting local culture. The project aims to document and analyse the toponymic and orientation systems of MSAL speakers to preserve this endangered heritage and promote the maintenance of traditional cultural knowledge.