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Thraco-Phrygian

DEFINITIONS OF: Thraco-Phrygian

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n an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian

Types:
Thracian
a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages
Phrygian
a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions
Type of:
Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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