Anatolian languages
E6057
Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family once spoken in ancient Anatolia, including languages such as Hittite and Luwian.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anatolian languages canonical | 25 |
| Anatolian Indo-European languages | 1 |
| Anatolian branch of Indo-European | 1 |
| Anatolian languages (hypothesized) | 1 |
| Anatolian languages (uncertain classification) | 1 |
| Hittite | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28308 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anatolian languages Context triple: [Indo-European language family, hasExtinctBranch, Anatolian languages]
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A.
Tocharian languages
The Tocharian languages were an extinct branch of the Indo-European family once spoken in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, known from early medieval manuscripts and notable for their archaic linguistic features.
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B.
Turkish language
Turkish is a Turkic language primarily spoken in Turkey and Cyprus, known for its vowel harmony, agglutinative grammar, and modern standard form established after Atatürk’s language reforms.
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C.
Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
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D.
Yuman language family
The Yuman language family is a group of closely related Indigenous languages spoken primarily in the lower Colorado River region and adjacent areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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E.
Indo-European language family
The Indo-European language family is a major global language group that includes many of the world’s most widely spoken languages across Europe and large parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anatolian languages Target entity description: Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family once spoken in ancient Anatolia, including languages such as Hittite and Luwian.
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A.
Tocharian languages
The Tocharian languages were an extinct branch of the Indo-European family once spoken in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, known from early medieval manuscripts and notable for their archaic linguistic features.
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B.
Turkish language
Turkish is a Turkic language primarily spoken in Turkey and Cyprus, known for its vowel harmony, agglutinative grammar, and modern standard form established after Atatürk’s language reforms.
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C.
Etruscan language
The Etruscan language was an ancient non-Indo-European language spoken by the Etruscan civilization in central Italy, known primarily from inscriptions and having a significant influence on early Roman culture and Latin.
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D.
Central Semitic languages
Central Semitic languages are a major branch of the Semitic language family that includes Arabic and several closely related languages of the Middle East.
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E.
Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Indo-European languages
ⓘ
extinct language family ⓘ |
| attestedFrom | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| attestedUntil | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| discoveredThrough | decipherment of Hittite cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| familyColor |
Indo-European
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
|
| feature |
laryngeal consonants preserved from Proto-Indo-European
ⓘ
reduced case system compared to other ancient Indo-European languages ⓘ two-gender system (animate vs inanimate) in many members ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Indo-European language
ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Indo-European
|
| hasLanguage |
Carian
ⓘ
Cuneiform Luwian ⓘ Hieroglyphic Luwian ⓘ Hittite ⓘ
linked to:
Anatolian languages
Luwian ⓘ
linked to:
Cuneiform Luwian
Lycian ⓘ Lydian ⓘ Milyan ⓘ Palaic ⓘ Pisidian ⓘ Sidetic ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Hittite (Nesite)
ⓘ
Luwic languages ⓘ Lycian group ⓘ
linked to:
Lycian
Lydian ⓘ Palaic ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Hurrian ⓘ |
| ISO639-5Code | ine-ana ⓘ |
| majorCorpusLocation |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
Kültepe ⓘ various sites in western and southern Anatolia ⓘ |
| notableLanguage |
Hittite
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite (Nesite)
Luwian ⓘ
linked to:
Cuneiform Luwian
Lycian ⓘ Lydian ⓘ |
| region |
Anatolia
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia Minor
Asia Minor ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Hittite Empire
ⓘ
Luwian polities ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Indo-European linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
|
| writingSystem |
alphabetic scripts
ⓘ
cuneiform ⓘ hieroglyphic Luwian script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anatolian languages Description of subject: Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family once spoken in ancient Anatolia, including languages such as Hittite and Luwian.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Anatolian languages
linked to: Anatolian languages
subject linked to:
PIE
linked to: Anatolian languages
linked to: Anatolian languages
linked to: Anatolian languages