Illyrian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Illyrian
Type:
Language
Code:
xil
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Unclassified Indo-European (uieu)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of the Balkans. Based upon geographical proximity, this is traditionally seen as the ancestor of Modern Albanian. It is more likely, however, that Thracian is Modern Albanian's ancestor, since both Albanian and Thracian belong to the Satem group of Indo-European, while Illyrian belonged to the Centum group. 2nd half of 1st Millennium BC - 1st half of 1st Millennium AD.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Illyrian
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