Phrygian language
Extinct Indo-European language of central Anatolia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Phrygian language (/ˈfrɪdʒiən/) was the Indo-European language of the Phrygians, spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey), during classical antiquity (c. 8th century BCE to 5th century CE).
Phrygian | |
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Region | Central Anatolia (now Turkey) |
Extinct | 2nd century AD[1] |
Indo-European
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Phrygian alphabet Greek alphabet | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xpg |
xpg | |
Glottolog | phry1239 |
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Phrygian ethno-linguistic homogeneity is debatable. Ancient Greek authors used "Phrygian" as an umbrella term to describe a vast ethno-cultural complex located mainly in the central areas of Anatolia rather than a name of a single "tribe" or "people".[5] Plato observed that some Phrygian words resembled Greek ones.[6]
Because of the fragmentary evidence of Phrygian, its exact position within the Indo-European language family is uncertain.[7][8] Phrygian shares important features mainly with Greek, but also with Armenian and Albanian. Evidence of a Thraco-Armenian separation from Phrygian and other Paleo-Balkan languages at an early stage, Phrygian's classification as a centum language, and the high frequency of phonetic, morphological, and lexical isoglosses shared with Greek, have led to a current consensus which regards Greek as the closest relative of Phrygian.[9][10][11][12][13]