anatolian

Noun
  1. An extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European (synset 106988254)
    is a type of: indo-european, indo-european language, indo-hittite - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
    subtypes:
    • hittite - the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
    • lycian - an Anatolian language
    • luvian, luwian - an Anatolian language
    • lydian - an Anatolian language
    • palaic - an Anatolian language
    same as: anatolian language

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