Hurrian
Hurrian was a Hurro-Urartian language once spoken in Türkiye.
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Hurrian is an extinct Hurro-Urartian language spoken by the Hurrians (Khurrites), a people who entered northern Mesopotamia around 2300 BC and had mostly vanished by 1000 BC. Hurrian was the language of the Mitanni kingdom in northern Mesopotamia and was likely spoken at least initially in Hurrian settlements in modern-day Syria.
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Words in Hurrian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| water | 𒅆𒄿𒂊 | šiye |
| wine | šuwali |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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