Anatolian

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Anatolian is an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family once spoken in ancient Anatolia, including languages such as Hittite and Luwian.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Anatolian peoples 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Indo-European languages
extinct language branch
earliestAttestedLanguage Hittite NERFINISHED
extinctByCentury 1st century BCE
extinctionStatus extinct
geographicRegion ancient Near East
eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic centum-type phonology
conservative Indo-European morphology
loss of feminine gender
preservation of laryngeal consonants
rich case system
two-gender system (animate vs inanimate)
verbal conjugation with mi- and hi- classes
hasNotableLanguage Carian NERFINISHED
Hittite NERFINISHED
Luwian
Lycian NERFINISHED
Lydian NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Carian
Hittite NERFINISHED
Luwian NERFINISHED
Lycian
Lydian NERFINISHED
Milyan NERFINISHED
Palaic
Pisidian NERFINISHED
Sidetic
importantFor reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European
study of ancient Anatolian civilizations
neighboringLanguageFamilies Hattic language NERFINISHED
Hurro-Urartian languages
Semitic languages NERFINISHED
partOf Indo-European language family NERFINISHED
reconstructedFrom clay tablets
inscriptions
royal archives of Hattusa NERFINISHED
spokenIn Anatolia NERFINISHED
Asia Minor NERFINISHED
spokenInPeriod 1st millennium BCE
2nd millennium BCE
studiedInField Hittitology
Indo-European studies
historical linguistics
writingSystem Anatolian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED
Greek alphabet NERFINISHED
cuneiform

Referenced by (5)

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Amasia culturalInfluence Anatolian
Pisidia culture Anatolian
Luwic languageBranch Anatolian
Palaite languageBranch Anatolian
Carians subgroupOf Anatolian
this entity surface form: Anatolian peoples