Luwian

English

Alternative forms

• Luvian

Etymology

From Luwia, part of Asia Minor, +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːi.ən/, /ˈluːwi.ən/

Noun

Luwian (plural Luwians)

1. A member of an ancient Anatolian people related to the Hittites.

Translations

member of an ancient Anatolian people

• Catalan: luvi m or f
• Finnish: luuvi
• Portuguese: luvita m or f, lúvio m
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• Russian: лувиец (ru) (luvijec)
• Spanish: luvita m or f
• Turkish: Luvi

Proper noun

Luwian

1. an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the 2nd millennium BC and recorded in both hieroglyphic and cuneiform scripts.

Derived terms

• Hieroglyphic Luwian
• Cuneiform Luwian

Translations

language

• Armenian: լուվերեն (hy) (luveren)
• Catalan: luvi m
• Finnish: luuvi
• German: Luwisch (de) n
• Polish: luwijski (pl) m
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• Portuguese: luvita m, lúvio m
• Russian: лувийский (ru) m (luvijskij)
• Spanish: luvita m
• Turkish: Luvice (tr)

Adjective

Luwian (not comparable)

1. of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
2. of or pertaining to Luwia

Translations

of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers

• Armenian: լուվական (luvakan)
• Catalan: luvi
• Finnish: luuvinkielinen
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• Portuguese: luvita, lúvio
• Russian: лувийский (ru) (luvijskij)
• Spanish: luvita

of or pertaining to Luwia

• Catalan: luvi
• Finnish: luuvilainen
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• Portuguese: luvita, lúvio
• Spanish: luvita

See also

• Appendix:Luwian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Luwian
• Category:Luwian language
• Luvo-Lycian

Further reading

• (international standards) language code for [[w:ISO 639:Luwian|]]..
• (international standards) language code for [[w:ISO 639:Luwian|]]..