Was the Minoan language Indo-European?
Minoan is an unclassified language, or perhaps multiple indeterminate languages written in the same script. It has been compared inconclusively to the Indo-European, Semitic and Tyrsenian language families, and has been proposed to be a member of a pre-Indo-European language family.
Is Linear A an Indo-European language?
Overall, it is more probable than not that Linear A is recording an Indo-European language, although it could have been used to record other languages as well.
Who created Linear A language?
Linear A is a logo-syllabic script used for administrative purposes on Bronze Age Crete. Together with Cretan Hieroglyphic, it is one of two writing systems created by the Minoan civilization. Upon its template, the Mycenaeans later created the Linear B script to register their dialect of ancient Greek.
Has linear a been decoded?
Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. It was succeeded by Linear B, which was used by the Mycenaeans to write an early form of Greek. No texts in Linear A have been deciphered.
What language does Minoans speak?
English
The Minoans/Languages
When was Linear A invented?
Linear A and Linear B, linear forms of writing used by certain Aegean civilizations during the 2nd millennium bc. Linear A is attested in Crete and on some Aegean islands from approximately 1850 bc to 1400 bc. Its relation to the so-called hieroglyphic Minoan script is uncertain.
Where does Linear A come from?
Linear A belongs to a group of scripts that evolved independently of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian systems. During the second millennium BC, there were four major branches: Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan, and Cretan hieroglyphic. In the 1950s, Linear B was deciphered as Mycenaean Greek.