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Luwian

extinct ancient Indo-European language
Language language Q10713
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Summary

Luwian is a language[1]. Luwian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,962 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Hatti[3], Arzawa[4]
  • Instance of: extinct language[5]
  • Subclass of: Luwic[6]
  • Commons category: Luwian language[7]
  • Said to be the same as: Trojan[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Luwian language[9]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[11]
  • Different from: Cuneiform Luwian[12], Hieroglyphic Luwian[13]
  • Indigenous to: Turkey[14], Syria[15]

Why It Matters

Luwian has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Luwian is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Syria Turkey

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 7017
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 7017, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285997|Luwian (#107285997)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical"
  2. 16w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh85079044
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Library of congress authority id: sh85079044"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Indigenous to → Turkey, Syria
    Topic's main category → Category:Luwian language
    Instance of → language, extinct language
    Ietf language tag → ['xlu', 'hlu']
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007538661205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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