Luwian
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Luwia, part of Asia Minor, + -ian. For the first element see Ancient Greek Λυδός (Ludós).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLuwian (plural Luwians)
- A member of an ancient Anatolian people related to the Hittites.
Translations
editmember of an ancient Anatolian people
Proper noun
editLuwian
- an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the 2nd millennium BC and recorded in both hieroglyphic and cuneiform scripts.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editlanguage
Adjective
editLuwian (not comparable)
- of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- of or pertaining to Luwia
Translations
editof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
of or pertaining to Luwia
See also
edit- Appendix:Luwian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Luwian
- Category:Luwian language
- Luvo-Lycian
Further reading
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- English terms suffixed with -ian
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- en:Ancient Near East
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