anatolian language
noun phrase
Meaning
A member of the extinct branch of the Indo-European language family that was spoken in ancient Anatolia.
Examples
- Hittite is the most well-documented Anatolian language, preserved on thousands of clay tablets.
- Scholars believe that the Anatolian language group was the first to split from the common Indo-European ancestor.
Synonyms: Hittite, Luwian, Indo-European, extinct language