Luwian

English

Alternative forms

Luvian

Etymology

From Luwia, part of Asia Minor, +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluːvi.ən/, /ˈluːi.ən/, /ˈluːwi.ən/

Noun

Luwian (plural Luwians)

A member of an ancient Anatolian people related to the Hittites.

Translations

member of an ancient Anatolian people

Catalan: luvi m or f
Finnish: luuvi
Portuguese: luvita m or f, lúvio m

Russian: лувиец (ru) (luvijec)
Spanish: luvita m or f
Turkish: Luvi

Proper noun

Luwian

an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the 2nd millennium BC and recorded in both hieroglyphic and cuneiform scripts.

Derived terms

Hieroglyphic Luwian
Cuneiform Luwian

Translations

language

Armenian: լուվերեն (hy) (luveren)
Catalan: luvi m
Finnish: luuvi
German: Luwisch (de) n
Polish: luwijski (pl) m

Portuguese: luvita m, lúvio m
Russian: лувийский (ru) m (luvijskij)
Spanish: luvita m
Turkish: Luvice (tr)

Adjective

Luwian (not comparable)

of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
of or pertaining to Luwia

Translations

of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers

Armenian: լուվական (luvakan)
Catalan: luvi
Finnish: luuvin kielinen

Portuguese: luvita, lúvio
Russian: лувийский (ru) (luvijskij)
Spanish: luvita

of or pertaining to Luwia

Catalan: luvi
Finnish: luuvilainen

Portuguese: luvita, lúvio
Spanish: luvita

See also

Appendix:Luwian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Luwian
Category:Luwian language
Luvo-Lycian

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code xlu (SIL).

ISO 639-3 code hlu (SIL).

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