Gutian language
Extinct unclassified language of the Near East / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Gutian dialect, a variety of Eastern Min Chinese.
Gutian (/ˈɡuːtiən/) is an extinct unclassified language that was spoken by the Gutian people, who briefly ruled over Sumer as the Gutian dynasty in the 22nd century BCE. The Gutians lived in the territory between the Zagros Mountains and the Tigris. Nothing is known about the language except its existence and a list of names of Gutian rulers in the Sumerian King List, which may reflect elements of the language.
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Gutian | |
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Region | Zagros Mountains? |
Ethnicity | Guti |
Era | Bronze Age (EBA IV) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | guti1235 |
Near East in the 3rd millennium BCE |
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