Phrygian

dialect of Indo-European language spoken by the Phrygians
Intangible dead_language Q36751
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Phrygian

Summary

Phrygian is a dead language[1]. Phrygian ranks in the top 10% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phrygian is in the country of Phrygia[3].
  • Phrygian's instance of is recorded as dead language[4].
  • Phrygian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[5].
  • Phrygian is a type of Indo-European[6].
  • Phrygian's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet[7].
  • Phrygian's writing system is recorded as Phrygian alphabet[8].
  • Phrygian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phrygian language[9].
  • Phrygian's time of earliest written record is recorded as 550 BC[10].
  • Phrygian's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • Phrygian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Phrygian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/XPG[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language[4] and ancient language[5]. Phrygian is a type of Indo-European[6].

Why It Matters

Phrygian ranks in the top 10% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,794 views/month).[2] Phrygian has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Phrygian is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Country Phrygia
    Instance of
    Writing system Greek alphabet, Phrygian alphabet
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