Editing Luwian language (section)

==Trojan hypothesis==
Luwian has been deduced as one of the likely candidates for the [[Trojan language|language spoken]] by the [[Troy|Trojans]].<ref>Watkins 1994; Watkins 1995:144–51; Melchert 2003, pp. 265–70 with ref.</ref>

After the 1995 finding of a Luwian biconvex seal at Troy VII, there has been a heated discussion over the language that was spoken in Homeric Troy. Frank Starke of the [[University of Tübingen]] demonstrated that the name of [[Priam]], king of Troy at the time of the [[Trojan War]], is connected to the Luwian compound ''Priimuua'', which means "exceptionally courageous".<ref>{{cite journal | last=Starke | first=Frank | title=Troia im Kontext des historisch-politischen und sprachlichen Umfeldes Kleinasiens im 2. Jahrtausend | journal=Studia Troica | year=1997 | volume=7 | pages=447–87}}</ref> "The certainty is growing that Wilusa/Troy belonged to the greater Luwian-speaking community," but it is not entirely clear whether Luwian was primarily the official language or it was in daily colloquial use.<ref>{{harvnb|Latacz|2004|p=116}}</ref>