Lemnian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Lemnian
Type:
Language
Code:
xle
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Isolates & Small Families
Parent Subgroup:
Tyrrhenian; Etruscan; Tyrsenian (tyrr)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of the Greek island of Lemnos. Until perhaps 400 BC. Attested on one stele and some fragments of pottery. Believed by some to be a distinct language from Etruscan, but related.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Lemnian
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