Questions tagged [anatolian]
For question about the now extinct Anatolian languages, forming a branch of the Indo-European language family.
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What was the function of the Lycian spelling m̃m and ñn
I am trying to understand the function of double (?) nasals in Lycian. Usually an /ñ/ is followed by /n/ and so does /m̃/ which is followed by an /m/. What was the function of this spelling in Lycian? ...
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Where can I find a modern overview of Luvian hieroglyphs?
According to Melchert, the reading of Hieroglyphic Luvian (HLuvian, HLuwian) was completely revolutionized in 1974 by Hawkins, Morpurgo-Davies, and Neumann.
However, I haven't been able to find an ...
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What was Anatolian language during the Neolithic era according to Kurgan hypothesis proponents?
The Anatolian hypothesis asserts that people in Anatolia spoke Proto-Indo-European during the Neolithic era and that the language spread from there starting in 7000 BCE. On the other hand, the Kurgan ...
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Is there a consensus on plene spellings in Anatolian?
"Plene" spellings (with extra vowel glyphs, like ma-a-an instead of ma-an or e-es-zi instead of es-zi) are common in Anatolian cuneiform. Sometimes they disambiguate between signs with ...
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What happened to "accented velars" in Anatolian?
One of the oldest splits within Indo-European was between the Centum and Satem languages; they differ in what they did to the "accented velar" phonemes (like *ḱ and *ǵ).
However, if I understand ...
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The impact on the deciphering of the Carian language on proto-Anatolian
Despite written in an alphabetic script, the Carian language resisted decipherment for a long time and we can only read it for about three decades now. The Carian language turned out to be a member of ...
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Anatolian 'good': Indo-European or not?
The word for 'good' in Anatolian IE languages looks like this:
Hittite: āššu
Luwian: wāšu
Palaic: wāšu 'goods'
Lydian: wiśśi
I have seen so many questionmarks regarding it's Indo-European ...
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