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'''Japhetic languages''' is a 19th-century term for the [[Indo-European languages]], taken from the idea that Europeans are descendants of [[Japheth]], one of the sons of [[Noah]]. It parallels the term [[Semitic]], from Noah's son [[Shem]], which is still current for the [[Semitic languages]], and the term [[Hamitic]], from Noah's son [[Ham, son of Noah|Ham]], which is also obsolete apart from occasional dated use of term "Hamito-Semitic" for the [[Afro-Asiatic languages]].

== See also ==
*[[Sons of Noah]]

==References==

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[[Category:Indo-European]]
[[Category:Language families]]
[[Category:Japhetic people|*]]

Japhetic languages - Revision history

Nick: New page: '''Japhetic languages''' is a 19th-century term for the Indo-European languages, taken from the idea that Europeans are descendants of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah. It para...