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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anatolian peoples