Category
page 1Classical languages
Syriac
dialect of Middle Aramaic
Classical Chinese
language of the Sino-Tibetan language family in written form (ISO 639-3: lzh) as opposed to the spoken, known as Old Chinese (ISO 639-3: och) or Middle Chinese (ISO 639-3: ltc)
Biblical Hebrew
archaic form of the Hebrew language
Classical Arabic
form of the Arabic language used in Umayyad and Abbasid literary texts
Attic Greek
ancient Greek dialect
classical language
old language with established literature or use; may survive as a precursor to modern language
Classical Latin
high-prestige form of the Latin language in the Roman Republic and Empire
Classical Armenian
oldest attested form of the Armenian language
Classic Maya
oldest attested Mayan language family member
Classical Japanese
literary form of the Japanese language, standard until WW2, based on Heian-period Early Middle Japanese with later influences
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common form of the Tibetan language written between the 10th and 12th centuries
Classical Mongolian
extinct Mongolic literary language
Classical K'iche'
language
Classical Guarani
extinct Guarani variant of South America
Tarjumo
Kanuri liturgical language of Nigeria