𒄩𒌨𒊑𒇷
Hurrian
Hurro-Urartian (separate from IE/Semitic) · historical / hidden variety
Hurrian was a major Near Eastern language of the 3rd-2nd millennia BCE, used as the lingua franca of the Mitanni kingdom and known from cuneiform tablets at Yorgan Tepe (Nuzi), Bogazköy, and elsewhere. Together with Urartian (a sister language), it forms the Hurro-Urartian family, with no proven relations to other languages — possibly a Caucasian connection has been proposed.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Hurrian
Water
𒅆𒂊
/ʃie/
Fire
𒋫𒌅
/tatu/
Sun
𒅆𒈨𒄀
/ʃimeɡi/
Moon
𒆪𒋢𒄴
/kuʃuh/
Mother
𒂊𒈾
/ena/
Father
𒀜𒋫𒀀𒄿
/attai/
Eat
𒄠
/am/
Drink
𒈾𒄴𒉿
/nahw/
Love
𒋫𒁺
/tadu/
Heart
𒋾𒊭
/tiʃa/
Tree
𒋫𒁉
/tappi/
House
𒅁𒊑
/ipri/
Dog
𒅕𒈠
/irma/
Cat
𒊭𒉿𒍣
/ʃawazi/
Hand
𒋗𒉌
/ʃuni/
Eye
𒅆𒉌
/ʃini/
Hello
𒄭𒇻
/hilːu/
Thank you
𒀀𒅆
/aʃi/
One
𒊭
/ʃa/
Good
𒀀𒍣
/aʦi/
Sources
- Wegner (2007) — Hurritisch: Eine Einführung
- Glottolog: hurr1240
Words compared
Compared with related Hurro-Urartian (separate from IE/Semitic) languages
| Meaning | Hurrian | Tangkhul Naga | Sumerian | Iban | Gilbertese | Mandaic | Dargwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 𒅆𒂊 /ʃie/ | ze /ze/ | 𒀀 /a/ | ai /ai/ | ran /ɾan/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | шин /ʃin/ |
| Fire | 𒋫𒌅 /tatu/ | mei /mei/ | 𒉈 /izi/ | api /api/ | ai /ai/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | цӏа /tsʼa/ |
| Sun | 𒅆𒈨𒄀 /ʃimeɡi/ | nyithui /ɲitʰui/ | 𒌓 /utu/ | mata-ari /mataari/ | tai /tai/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | берхӏи /beɾħi/ |
| Moon | 𒆪𒋢𒄴 /kuʃuh/ | lai /lai/ | 𒌗 /itud/ | bulan /bulan/ | namwakaina /namʷakaina/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | баз /baz/ |
| Mother | 𒂊𒈾 /ena/ | ina /ina/ | 𒂼 /ama/ | indai /indai/ | tinau /tinau/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | нес /nes/ |
| Father | 𒀜𒋫𒀀𒄿 /attai/ | apa /apa/ | 𒀀𒁀 /abːa/ | apai /apai/ | tamau /tamau/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | атта /atːa/ |
| Eat | 𒄠 /am/ | ngui /ŋui/ | 𒅥 /ɡu/ | makai /makai/ | amwarake /amʷaɾake/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | букӏан /bukʼan/ |
| Drink | 𒈾𒄴𒉿 /nahw/ | rai /rai/ | 𒅘 /naŋ/ | ngirup /ŋirup/ | nima /nima/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | даркьес /daɾqʼes/ |
| Love | 𒋫𒁺 /tadu/ | cha /tʃa/ | 𒆠𒀀𒄀 /ki.aŋ/ | rinduai /rinduai/ | tangira /taŋiɾa/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | дигай /diɡaj/ |
| Heart | 𒋾𒊭 /tiʃa/ | mokyaba /mokjaba/ | 𒊮 /ʃa/ | ati /ati/ | nano /nano/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | уркӏ /uɾkʼ/ |
| Tree | 𒋫𒁉 /tappi/ | leiyik /leijik/ | 𒄑 /ŋeʃ/ | kayu /kaju/ | kai /kai/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀ /akana/ | галга /ɡalɡa/ |
| House | 𒅁𒊑 /ipri/ | shim /ʃim/ | 𒂍 /e/ | rumah /rumah/ | auti /auti/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | хъали /qali/ |
| Dog | 𒅕𒈠 /irma/ | ui /ui/ | 𒌨 /ur/ | ukui /ukui/ | kamea /kamea/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | хя /xja/ |
| Cat | 𒊭𒉿𒍣 /ʃawazi/ | mibu /mibu/ | 𒌓𒊬 /ʃa.tur/ | mayau /majau/ | katu /katu/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | гата /ɡata/ |
| Hand | 𒋗𒉌 /ʃuni/ | phei /pʰei/ | 𒋗 /ʃu/ | jari /dʒari/ | bai /bai/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | някӏ /ɲækʼ/ |
| Eye | 𒅆𒉌 /ʃini/ | mi /mi/ | 𒅊 /iɡi/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | хӏули /ħuli/ |
| Hello | 𒄭𒇻 /hilːu/ | hayau /hajau/ | 𒁲 /silim/ | salam /salam/ | mauri /mauɾi/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | салам /salam/ |
| Thank you | 𒀀𒅆 /aʃi/ | ase /ase/ | — /—/ | terima kasih /terima kasih/ | ko rabwa /ko ɾabʷa/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | баркалла /baɾkalːa/ |
| One | 𒊭 /ʃa/ | kha /kʰa/ | 𒀸 /diʃ/ | satu /satu/ | teuana /teuana/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | ца /tsa/ |
| Good | 𒀀𒍣 /aʦi/ | kahei /kahei/ | 𒊩𒌆 /sig/ | manah /manah/ | raoiroi /ɾaoiɾoi/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | гӏяхӏил /ʕaħil/ |
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