Lycian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Lycian
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Late West Luwian; Lycian A
Code:
xlc
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Proto-Lycian (prly)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of Western Anatolia, which may have descended from the earlier Anatolian language Luwian. 500 BC to about 200 BC. The language is attested in a few inscriptions, all written in a version of the Greek alphabet. The term 'Lycian' is now used in place of 'Lycian A.' A variety of Lycian, formerly called 'Lycian B,' is Milyan, which dates to the first millenium BC and is attested in two texts in Anatolia.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Lycian
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