Ancient Cappadocian language
For the language of the Cappadocian Greeks, see Cappadocian Greek.
| Ancient Cappadocian | |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia Minor |
| Extinct | ca. 6th century |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
The Ancient Cappadocian language is an ancient language or group of languages spoken in Asia Minor, probably of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, and related to Phrygian and Lycaonian. There are no known texts in this language.[1]
Strabo and Basil of Caesarea state that it was not Greek.[2][3]
It was ultimately replaced by Koine Greek, but appears to have survived in some locations until at least the 6th century CE.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Frank Trombley, Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370-529 2:120
- ↑ Mark Janse, "The Resurrection of Cappadocian (Asia Minor Greek)", ΑΩ International full text
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ J. Eric Cooper, Michael J. Decker, Life and Society in Byzantine Cappadocia ISBN 0230361064, p. 14
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