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Luvian language

Luvian language

1 9.9
An old language once spoken in parts of ancient Turkey
  • noun
  • Specialized
: idioma luvio
  • The discovery of clay tablets written in the Luvian language shed new light on Anatolian history.

Examples

  • Many inscriptions in the Luvian language have been discovered.

  • He specialized in the phonology of the Luvian language for his dissertation.

  • Few people today are able to read texts composed in the ancient Luvian language.

  • The Luvian language was spoken in ancient Anatolia.

  • Few people today are able to read texts composed in the ancient Luvian language.

  • The discovery of clay tablets written in the Luvian language shed new light on Anatolian history.

  • Many inscriptions in the Luvian language have been discovered.

Synonyms

Luwian
vsLuvian language
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A language no longer spoken that was used in ancient Turkey

shares the same meaning but uses a different regional naming
Luvian
vsLuvian language
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An old language once spoken in ancient Anatolia that is related to Lycian

is the same language but differs only in naming or spelling
Luwian language
vsLuvian language
  • Specialized
9.9

A dead language once spoken in ancient Turkey

means the same but varies only as an alternate name form

Surface Forms

Luvian language singular

Morphology

Luvian + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition of a proper name/adjective 'Luvian' and the noun 'language', so its meaning — the language associated with the Luvian people — follows directly from the constituents. This proper-name + 'language' pattern is cross-linguistically common, making the MWE transparently understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Luvian language may come from the name of the people called the Luwians, who lived long ago in the land that is now Turkey. Scholars found their words carved on stone and clay, so the name means 'the language of the Luwians' today.