Language

Samaritan

Samaritan is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Israel, Palestine and Western Sahara.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Samaritan

Portions of Scripture are reported in Samaritan.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Samaritan is spoken

  • Israel
  • Palestine
  • Western Sahara

See Samaritan on the language map

About Samaritan

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
smp
Glottocode
sama1313
Also known as
Samaritan Hebrew

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.