Hittite language: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Nasili • Nesili

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Stone tablet with rows of Hieroglyphic Luwian script carved in relief, showing intricate symbols and characters, from Turkey.

Relationships between members of the Anatolian subgroup.

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Indo-European languages Anatolian languages Italic languages Luwian language Lydian language Lycian language Phrygian language Palaic language Sicel language Venetic language Pisidian language Thracian language

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Ferdinand Sommer

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Bedřich Hrozný

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Jerzy Kuryłowicz

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