The Sound of the Urartian language (Words & Sample Text)

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Urartian / Vannic
Native to: Armenian Highlands
Region: Urartu
Era: attested 9th–6th century BCE
Language family: Hurro-Urartian

The Urartian or Vannic language was spoken by the inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Urartu, located in the region of Lake Van, with its capital near the site of the modern town of Van, in the modern-day Armenian Highlands area of Turkey. Its prevalence is unknown. While some believe it was probably dominant around Lake Van and in the areas along the upper Zab valley, others, however, believe it was spoken by a relatively small population who comprised a ruling class.

First attested in the 9th century BCE, Urartian ceased to be written after the fall of the Urartian state in 585 BCE, and presumably it became extinct due to the fall of Urartu. It must have had long contact with, and been gradually totally replaced, by an early form of Armenian, although it is only in the fifth century CE that the first written examples of Armenian appear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urartia...

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