Ancient Cappadocian language

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Ancient Cappadocian
Region Asia Minor
Ethnicity Ancient Cappadocians
Extinct c. 6th century [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None

The ancient Cappadocian language was an ancient language or group of languages spoken in Asia Minor, possibly related to Hittite or Luwian. [2] [3] If Luwian, it may have been related to the dialect of Tabal. [3] There are no known texts in this language. [4]

Strabo and Basil of Caesarea state that it was not Greek. [2] [5]

It was ultimately replaced by Koine Greek, but appears to have survived in some locations until at least the 6th century CE. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 J. Eric Cooper, Michael J. Decker, Life and Society in Byzantine Cappadocia ISBN   0230361064, p. 14
  2. 1 2 Mark Janse, "The Resurrection of Cappadocian (Asia Minor Greek)", ΑΩ International. https://www.academia.edu/695490/The_Resurrection_of_Cappadocian_Asia_Minor_Greek_
  3. 1 2 Mark Janse, The Survival of Cappadocian Greek. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341832339_Hellenisti_ginoskeis_Acts_2137_The_Survival_of_Cappadocian_Greek
  4. ↑ Frank Trombley, Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370–5292: p. 120
  5. ↑ As referenced in Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, The Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces, 1937, p. 430: Strabo, 12:1:2, Basil of Caesarea, de Spiritu Sancto 29, Migne, P.G.32:208 "και Καππαδόκαι δε ούτω λέγομεν εγχωρίως"
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