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An alternative theory, suggested by Eric P. Hamp, is that Phrygian was most closely related to Italo-Celtic languages. Inscriptions. The Phrygian epigraphical material is divided into two distinct subcorpora, Old Phrygian and New Phrygian. These attest different stages of the Phrygian language, are written with different alphabets and upon ...
- After the 5th century AD
The r-passive (mediopassive voice) was initially thought to be an innovation restricted to Italo-Celtic until it was found to be a retained archaism shared with Hittite, Tocharian, and possibly the Phrygian language.
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The Phrygian language is a member of the Indo-European linguistic family with its exact position within it having been debated due to the fragmentary nature of its evidence. Though from what is available it is evident that Phrygian shares important features with Greek and Armenian .
Phrygian has a special status in that it is an Indo-European language found in Anatolia that does not share the defining features of the so-called Anatolian languages, a group of Hittite, Luwian, and related languages; presumably, its presence in the region reflects a later population movement.
An alternative theory, suggested by Eric P. Hamp, is that Phrygian was most closely related to Italo-Celtic languages. Inscriptions The Phrygian epigraphical material is divided into two distinct subcorpora, Old Phrygian and New Phrygian.
The Phrygian language is a branch of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to Greek and Thracian (Strabo 7.3.2; Neumann 1988 ).
The Egyptians believed so! Herodotus tells us that Pharaoh Psammeticus wanted to find out what the first language of the world was. He gave two babies to a shepherd and told him that no one should speak to them, but that he should take care of them while listening to determine their first words.
