Ancient Cappadocian language

The ancient Cappadocian language was an ancient language or group of languages spoken in Asia Minor, probably related to Phrygian. There are no known texts in this language.[2]

For the language of the Cappadocian Greeks, see Cappadocian Greek.
Ancient Cappadocian
RegionAsia Minor
Extinctc. 6th century[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Strabo and Basil of Caesarea state that it was not Greek.[3][4]

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. J. Eric Cooper, Michael J. Decker, Life and Society in Byzantine Cappadocia ISBN 0230361064, p. 14
  2. Frank Trombley, Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370-529 2:120
  3. Mark Janse, "The Resurrection of Cappadocian (Asia Minor Greek)", ΑΩ International full text
  4. 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"
gollark: Right to left?!
gollark: How?
gollark: Not really.
gollark: So it's also one of those incomprehensible languages?
gollark: Yes.
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