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Cuneiform Luwian

Cuneiform Luwian was an Indo-European language once spoken in Türkiye.

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Cuneiform Luwian · 38.0°N 36.0°E

Luwian ( LOO-wee-ən), sometimes known as Luvian, is an ancient language, or group of languages, within the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. The ethnonym Luwian comes from Luwiya (also spelled Luwia or Luvia) – the name of the region in which the Luwians lived. Luwiya is attested, for example, in the Hittite laws.

The two varieties of Luwian are known after the scripts in which they were written: Cuneiform Luwian (CLuwian) and Hieroglyphic Luwian (HLuwian). There is no consensus as to whether these were a single language or two closely related languages.

From Wikipedia · Luwian language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Cuneiform Luwian

MeaningWordRomanization
ear𒌈𒈠𒀀𒀭tummān
hand𒄿𒅖𒊭𒊑𒅖īssaris
heart𒍝𒀀𒅈𒍝zārza
water𒉿𒀀𒅈𒊭wārsa
fire𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨pāhūr
five𒉺𒀭𒋫paⁿta
eat𒀀𒁺𒈾aduna
bread𒉒NÍNDA

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