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🧑‍🌾 A person from Caria 🏺 From ancient Caria 🗣️ An old language 🔤 An old writing
Carian

Carian

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An old language no longer spoken in Caria in southwest Turkey
  • noun
  • Specialized
: lengua caria
  • The Carian language is no longer spoken and survives only in a few historical records.

Examples

  • The Carian language was used by the ancient inhabitants of Caria.

  • Linguists study Carian to learn more about the ancient peoples of Anatolia.

  • Archaeologists discovered inscriptions written in Carian on ancient tombs in southwestern Turkey.

  • Many scholars study Carian to understand ancient Anatolian cultures.

  • Archaeologists discovered inscriptions written in Carian on ancient tombs in southwestern Turkey.

  • The Carian language is no longer spoken and survives only in a few historical records.

  • Linguists study Carian to learn more about the ancient peoples of Anatolia.

Surface Forms

Carian singular
Carians plural

Morphology

Carian = Caria (transparent) = Caria + an

The language name is formed from the place name 'Caria' with the productive suffix '-an' (a regular pattern for language names).

Etymology

Carian comes from Caria, the region where this old language was spoken, so Carian also names the language of that area, which is now extinct.