Cuneiform Luwian
Cuneiform Luwian was an Indo-European language once spoken in Türkiye.
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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.
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Words in Cuneiform Luwian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| ear | 𒌈𒈠𒀀𒀭 | tummān |
| hand | 𒄿𒅖𒊭𒊑𒅖 | īssaris |
| heart | 𒍝𒀀𒅈𒍝 | zārza |
| water | 𒉿𒀀𒅈𒊭 | wārsa |
| fire | 𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨 | pāhūr |
| five | 𒉺𒀭𒋫 | paⁿta |
| eat | 𒀀𒁺𒈾 | aduna |
| bread | 𒉒 | NÍNDA |
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