Extinct Languages

4. Spoken in Carpathia during the 1st century, this language was Indo-European in origin. Rhymes with citation.
6. This language comes from the Slavic po more meaning “land by the sea”. It rhymes with Jordanian.
9. This paleo-Hispanic language was spoken in what is now Northeastern Portugal. Rhymes with humanitarian.

1. Originating on the island of Crete, this language is found in two varieties Linear A and Linear B. Rhymes with Samoan.
2. This east-Iranian language was spoken in the Chorasmian region and what is now Northern Uzbekistan. Rhymes with antiquarian.
3. This was spoken at the time of Spanish contact, the principal language of the Caribbean. Rhymes with volcano.
5. Known also as Old Libyan, it existed in Eastern Africa during the pre-Roman era. Rhymes with Euclidean
6. This language was spoken in what is now modern-day Scotland. It was absorbed into Gaelic and rhymes with crawfish.
7. Spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, this extinct east-Semitic language named after the city of Akkad. Rhymes with Arcadian.
8. This language was in the Semitic family of languages and was spoken in the era of classical antiquity. Rhymes with tunic.