Carian
Extinct languageLanguage Information
Carian was spoken in ancient Caria, in southwestern Anatolia (Turkey), around Halicarnassus. It is extinct.
Carian was an Anatolian language, known from about 200 inscriptions, many found in Egypt, where Carians served as soldiers. Its alphabet was deciphered in the 1990s.
Carian was an Anatolian language, known from about 200 inscriptions, many found in Egypt, where Carians served as soldiers. Its alphabet was deciphered in the 1990s.
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Anatolian