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== Language == The [[Lydian language]], which became [[extinct language|extinct]] during the 1st century BC, was an [[Indo-European language]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The Etruscan Language: An Introduction |first1=Giuliano |last1=Bonfante |first2=Larissa |last2=Bonfante |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=1983 |page=50 |quote="..confirmed by an analysis of the Lydian language, which is Indo-European.."}}</ref> in the [[Anatolian languages|Anatolian language family]], related to [[Luwian]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Luwian Identities: Culture, Language and Religion Between Anatolia and the |editor-first1=Alice |editor-last1=Mouton |editor-first2=Ian |editor-last2=Rutherford |editor-first3=Ilya |editor-last3=Yakubovich |publisher=Brill |year=2013 |page=4 |quote="Although the Lydian language is only distantly related to Luwian..." }}</ref> and [[Hittite language|Hittite]]. However, Lydian is usually not categorized as part of the [[Luwic]] subgroup, unlike the other nearby Anatolian languages [[Luwian language|Luwian]], [[Carian language|Carian]], and [[Lycian language|Lycian]].<ref>I. Yakubovich, Sociolinguistics of the Luvian Language, Leiden: Brill, 2010, p. 6</ref> Due to its fragmentary attestation, the meanings of many words are unknown but much of the grammar has been determined. Similar to other Anatolian languages, it featured extensive use of [[Prefix (linguistics)|prefixes]] and [[grammatical particle]]s to chain clauses together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutturkey.com/lidya.htm|title=Lydia β All About Turkey|website=Allaboutturkey.com}}</ref> Lydian had also undergone extensive [[Syncope (phonology)|syncope]], leading to numerous consonant clusters atypical of most Indo-European languages.
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