Lycian I
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Lycian I is the earlier of the two closely related but distinct ancient Anatolian languages known as Lycian, attested in inscriptions from the region of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anatolian language
ⓘ
Indo-European language ⓘ ancient language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lycian A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Lycian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedFromCentury | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| attestedIn | inscriptions ⓘ |
| attestedInModernTerritoryOf | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedInRegion |
Lycia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| attestedUntilCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Lycian II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Greek alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Lycian II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCase |
accusative
ⓘ
dative-locative ⓘ genitive ⓘ nominative ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | lyci1241 ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case inflection
ⓘ
grammatical gender ⓘ verbal inflection ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalGender |
animate
ⓘ
inanimate ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | xlc ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | fusional ⓘ |
| hasNumber |
plural
ⓘ
singular ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between long and short vowels
ⓘ
series of stops including voiced and voiceless ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCorpusLocation | rock-cut tomb inscriptions in Lycia ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemFeature |
separate signs for vowels and consonants
ⓘ
special signs for nasalized vowels ⓘ |
| partOf | Anatolian branch of the Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittite language NERFINISHED ⓘ Luwian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidetic language ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Luwic language
ⓘ
Lycian language NERFINISHED ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Lycian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
funerary inscriptions
ⓘ
public inscriptions ⓘ royal and official inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Lycian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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