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'''Ugaritic''' was a [[Semitic]] [[language]] spoken in the town of [[Ugarit]], located on the coast of modern [[Syria]].  [[Cuneiform]] texts written in Ugaritic dating from approximately 1200-1000 B.C. were discovered by [[French]] archeologists in the early twentieth century.

'''Ugaritic''' was a [[Semitic]] [[language]] spoken in the town of [[Ugarit]], located on the coast of modern [[Syria]].  [[Cuneiform]] texts written in Ugaritic dating from approximately 1200-1000 B.C. were discovered by [[French]] archeologists in the early twentieth century.

Like other Semitic languages, including [[Hebrew]], [[Akkadian]] and [[Sumerian]], Ugaritic had an object-verb-subject word order.  Its verbal morphology was most similar to [[Aramaic]], although Hittite and even [[Egyptian]] influence is seen in its inflectional morphology.  Ergativity is also a notable feature of the language.

Like other Semitic languages, including [[Hebrew]], [[Akkadian]] and [[Sumerian]], Ugaritic had an object-verb-subject word order.  Its verbal morphology was most similar to [[Aramaic]], although Hittite and even [[Egyptian]] influence is seen in its inflectional morphology.  It is believed that the maximum number of current speakers of the language is no more 5 million and rapidly falling. Ergativity is also a notable feature of the language.

Texts in the Ugaritic language include the legends of [[Baal]], [[Aqhat]] (which is believed to refer to a character later known in the [[Bible]] as [[Daniel]], and [[Kirta]].

Texts in the Ugaritic language include the legends of [[Baal]], [[Aqhat]] (which is believed to refer to a character later known in the [[Bible]] as [[Daniel]], and [[Kirta]].