The Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of the Indo-European languages that were spoken in Anatolia. The best known Anatolian language is Hittite, the earliest attested Indo-European language of any branch.
Facts
RegionAnatolia (modern Turkey) 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusExtinct branch of Indo-European; probably the earliest branch to split from Proto-Indo-European. Hittite, the best known Anatolian language, is the earliest-attested Indo-European language. 1 Connections
Descends From
Anatolian (Hittite, Luwian and their relatives) is a primary branch of Indo-European, the first to split from the rest of the family.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Anatolian Languages
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia Anatolian languages, lead paragraph, sentence 1 (region clause)
The Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of Indo-European languages that were spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey).
Wikipedia Anatolian languages, Origins section, sentence 1
Only discovered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Anatolian languages are probably the earliest branch to have split from Proto-Indo-European.
Wikipedia Anatolian languages, lead paragraph, sentence 1 (extinct-status clause)
The Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of Indo-European languages that were spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey).
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