Old Hittite > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Old Hittite
Type:
Language
Code:
oht
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Anatolian; Hittite-Luwian (anat)
Child Language:
Hittite; Hati; Hatti; Nesian; Nesite (hit)
Brief Description:
An ancient language spoken in central Anatolia. Old Hittite is a stage in the development of the Hittite language traditionally linked to the Old Kingdom of Hatti ca. 1570-1450 BC. The language is differentiated from later Hittite both linguistically and on the basis of palaeography.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Old Hittite
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