The Phrygian language ( / ˈfrɪdʒiən /) was the Indo-European language of the Phrygians, spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey ), during classical antiquity (c. 8th century BC to 5th century AD). Phrygian ethno-linguistic homogeneity is debatable.
The Phrygians ( Greek: Φρύγες, Phruges or Phryges) were an ancient Indo-European speaking people who inhabited central-western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) in antiquity.
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Keywords: Phrygian language; Indo-European dialectology; linguistic subgrouping; isoglosses; Proto-Greek language. 1. Introduction1 Over the last three decades our knowledge of the Phrygian language has increased im-mensely, especially in regard to historical linguistics. In the light of this new information, it is
Section 1 The Near and Middle East, Volume: 139. This book provides an updated view of our knowledge about Phrygian, an Indo-European language attested to have been spoken in Anatolia between the 8th century BC and the Roman Imperial period. Although a linguistic and epigraphic approach is the...
A third division, occurring between Paleo-Phrygian and Neo-Phrygian is considered, based on a single inscription found in the city of Dokimeion. Dated to the end of the 4th Century B.C. Separated because it is the first Phrygian text written in the Greek alphabet, but it still precedes Neo-Phrygian in terms of phonetic
Phrygian language, ancient Indo-European language of west-central Anatolia. Textual evidence for Phrygian falls into two distinct groups. Old Phrygian texts date from the 8th to 3rd centuries bce and are written in an alphabet related to but different from that of Greek. The majority of those that