iltiŕ

Iberian

Paleo-Hispanic (unclassified, isolate) · historical / hidden variety

FamilyPaleo-Hispanic (unclassified, isolate) Speakers†extinct (~1c CE) ScriptIberian semi-syllabary (also NE Iberian, SE Iberian, Greco-Iberian variants) CountriesSpain (Mediterranean coast, Ebro valley), France (Languedoc) Official inNo (extinct) Vitalityextinct ISO 639-3xib Glottocodeiber1250

Iberian was a non-Indo-European language spoken along the Mediterranean coast of pre-Roman Iberia, written in a unique semi-syllabary (signs for vowels and resonants, plus syllabic signs for stops). The script was deciphered by Manuel Gómez-Moreno in 1922, but the language itself remains largely unreadable: only onomastics, a few lexemes (iltiŕ "city", śalir "silver/coin", eban "he made"), and the numerals one through ten (ban, bi, iŕur, laur, borste...) are securely identified.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Iberian

Water

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Fire

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Sun

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Moon

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Star

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Night

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Mother

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Father

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I

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You

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We

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Name

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Eye

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Tooth

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Tongue

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Hand

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Heart

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Bone

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Blood

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Love

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Tree

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Dog

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Cat

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Fish

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House

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Eat

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Drink

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One

ban

ban

Two

bi

bi

Three

irur

irur

Four

laur

laur

Five

borste

borste

Hello

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Thank you

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Good

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Red

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Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Paleo-Hispanic (unclassified, isolate)

Meaning IberianNicaraguan Sign LanguageTartessianLiburnianScythianMessapicGoguryeo
Water — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ 買 /*mai/
Fire — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
Sun — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
Moon — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
Star — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
Night — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
Mother — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
Father — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ ana /ˈana/ — /—/
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