Ancient Cappadocian language

Short description: Unclassified extinct language or group of languages

For the language of the Cappadocian Greeks, see Cappadocian Greek.

Ancient Cappadocian

Region| Asia Minor
Ethnicity| Ancient Cappadocians
Extinct| c. 6th century[1]

Language family

unclassified; possibly Anatolian

Language codes
ISO 639-3| None (`mis`)
Glottolog| None

The ancient Cappadocian language was an ancient language or group of languages spoken in Asia Minor, possibly related to Hittite or Luwian.[2][3] If Luwian, it may have been related to the dialect of Tabal.[3] There are no known texts in this language.[4]

Strabo and Basil of Caesarea state that it was not Greek.[2][5]

It was ultimately replaced by Koine Greek, but appears to have survived in some locations until at least the 6th century CE.[1]

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. Eric Cooper, Michael J. Decker, Life and Society in Byzantine Cappadocia ISBN 0230361064, p. 14
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mark Janse, "The Resurrection of Cappadocian (Asia Minor Greek)", ΑΩ International. https://www.academia.edu/695490/The_Resurrection_of_Cappadocian_Asia_Minor_Greek_
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mark Janse, The Survival of Cappadocian Greek. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341832339_Hellenisti_ginoskeis_Acts_2137_The_Survival_of_Cappadocian_Greek
4. ↑ Frank Trombley, Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370–529 2: p. 120
5. ↑ As referenced in Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, The Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces, 1937, p. 430: Strabo, 12:1:2, Basil of Caesarea, de Spiritu Sancto 29, Migne, P.G. 32:208 "και Καππαδόκαι δε ούτω λέγομεν εγχωρίως"

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