Lycaonian language
| Lycaonian | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Lycaonia |
| Region | Asia Minor |
| Ethnicity | Lycaonians |
| Era | c. 50 AD |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Lycaonian is an unclassified extinct language spoken in the former region of Lycaonia. The Lycaonians appear to have retained a distinct nationality in the time of Strabo, but their ethnic affiliations are unknown.
The Acts of the Apostles portray the people of Lystra as speaking a distinctive language or dialect around 50 AD.[1]
The name "Lycaonia" is believed to be a Greek-adapted version of an original Lukkawanna, which would mean 'the land of the Lukka people' in an old Anatolian language related to Hittite.[2]