Talk:Semitic
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Change - Semitic most commonly refers to the Semitic languages, a name used since the 1770s to refer to the language family currently present in West Asia, North and East Africa, and Malta.
To - The word Semitic only describes descendents of Shem. When the Latins had dominance they dropped the "H" to form the word Semitic from the original word Shemitic. To be considered a Semite which is actually a Shemite you would have to be of the lineage of Shem. Semitic by language: Just as anyone can learn a language it does not include the learner into the lineage. Learning Mandarin does not make one Chinese. The word Semitic has nothing to do with language and to even suggest language can replace lineage is fraudulent. Yacob the Hebrew (talk) 23:11, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
- Wikipedia only reflects how the majority of reliable sources use words. Wikipedia is not the right place to advocate for a less common meaning of words. – Thjarkur (talk) 17:17, 16 July 2020 (UTC)