Old Japanese

English

Proper noun

Old Japanese

1. the oldest stage of the Japanese language; spoken through the 8th century and followed by Late Old Japanese

Translations

the Old Japanese language

• French: ancien japonais m, vieux japonais m, haut japonais m
• German: Altjapanisch (de) n
• Japanese: 上代語 (jōdaigo), 上代日本語 (ja) (jōdai nihongo)
• Polish: starojapoński (pl) m
• Spanish: japonés antiguo m
• Turkish: Eski Japonca

References

• Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The Languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 119