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Anatolian

A family-level entry for Luwian, Lycian, Lydian, Carian, Palaic, Pisidian and Sidetic; Hittite has its own site.

The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.

Rock-carved tombs at Kaunos

At a glance

Evidence and writing

Evidence / period
Second and first millennia BCE; varies by language
Region
Anatolia
Writing system
Cuneiform, hieroglyphic and local alphabets
Site status
Coming soon

Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.