Lydian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Lydian
Type:
Language
Code:
xld
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Western Anatolian (want)
Brief Description:
An ancient language spoken on the coast of western central Anatolia. Most texts are in a variety of the Greek alphabet, though some are in Old Phrygian. These date from as early as the 8th centrury BC, though most are from the 4th and 5th centuries BC. 8th to ? 3rd century BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct

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