Ancient North Arabian
Hey there kiddo! Today, we're going to learn about something called ancient North Arabian, which is a language that people used to speak a really long time ago in an area called Saudi Arabia.
You know how we speak English, right? Well, a long time ago, people in Saudi Arabia spoke their own language, which was different from English. Ancient North Arabian was the name of that language.
Now, imagine you have a secret code with your friends, and only you and your friends know how to speak it. That's kind of what ancient North Arabian was like - only the people who grew up speaking it could understand it.
We know about ancient North Arabian because people wrote things down in that language. They used an alphabet called the "Arabian alphabet," which is kind of like the ABCs that we use in English. The writings are called inscriptions and we find them on rocks or stones or on old buildings.
By studying these inscriptions, scientists can learn a lot about the people who spoke ancient North Arabian. They can learn what kinds of words they used, what they believed in, and even what their daily lives were like.
So, ancient North Arabian was a language that people in Saudi Arabia used to speak in the past, which is different from the English we speak now. By studying writings in this language, we can learn a lot about the people who lived in that area a long time ago.
You know how we speak English, right? Well, a long time ago, people in Saudi Arabia spoke their own language, which was different from English. Ancient North Arabian was the name of that language.
Now, imagine you have a secret code with your friends, and only you and your friends know how to speak it. That's kind of what ancient North Arabian was like - only the people who grew up speaking it could understand it.
We know about ancient North Arabian because people wrote things down in that language. They used an alphabet called the "Arabian alphabet," which is kind of like the ABCs that we use in English. The writings are called inscriptions and we find them on rocks or stones or on old buildings.
By studying these inscriptions, scientists can learn a lot about the people who spoke ancient North Arabian. They can learn what kinds of words they used, what they believed in, and even what their daily lives were like.
So, ancient North Arabian was a language that people in Saudi Arabia used to speak in the past, which is different from the English we speak now. By studying writings in this language, we can learn a lot about the people who lived in that area a long time ago.