Trojan Language
The language spoken by the Trojans in the Iliad is Homeric Greek. However, there has been some scholarly debate on what language the historical Trojans would have spoken at the time of the Trojan War.
The Anatolian city of Wilusa, identified with the site Troy VIIa, is identified with the Troy of the Greek epics to a greater or lesser degree, depending on judgements regarding the historicity of the Iliad. The language likely to have been prevalent in the historical city is Luwian, although there are no direct records.
The cultural context in which the lost Trojan language existed was described by Jaan Puhvel, Homer and Hittite (1991).
Read more about Trojan Language: Greek Epics, Luwian Theory, References
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