Pisidian language
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The Pisidian language is a member of the extinct Anatolian
branch of the Indo-European language family spoken in Pisidia
, a region of ancient Asia Minor
. Known from some two dozen short inscriptions, it appears to be closely related to Lycian
and Sidetic
.
Anatolian languages
The Anatolian languages comprise a group of extinct Indo-European languages that were spoken in Asia Minor, the best attested of them being the Hittite language.-Origins:...
branch of the Indo-European language family spoken in Pisidia
Pisidia
Pisidia was a region of ancient Asia Minor located north of Lycia, and bordering Caria, Lydia, Phrygia and Pamphylia. It corresponds roughly to the modern-day province of Antalya in Turkey...
, a region of ancient Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
. Known from some two dozen short inscriptions, it appears to be closely related to Lycian
Lycian language
Lycian language refers to the inscriptional language of ancient Lycia, populated by Lycians, as well as its presumed spoken counterpart.-The speakers:...
and Sidetic
Sidetic language
The Sidetic language is a member of the extinct Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family known from legends of coins dating to the period of approx. the 5th to 3rd centuries BC found in Side at the Pamphylian coast...
.
External links
- Pisidic language, Indo-European Database