Mandaeans ;  Canaanite ; Ge'ez , the ancient language of the  Eritrean  and  Ethiopian Orthodox  scriptures which originated in  Yemen ;  Hebrew ;  Maltese ;  Phoenician  or  Punic ;  Syriac (a form of Aramaic); and  South Arabian , the ancient language of  Sheba /Saba, which today includes  Mehri , spoken by