Category

Classical languages

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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

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

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

common form of the Tibetan language written between the 10th and 12th centuries

Classical Mongolian

extinct Mongolic literary language

Classical K'iche'

Classical Guarani

extinct Guarani variant of South America

Kanuri liturgical language of Nigeria