Khitan_language

Khitan language

The Khitan language (also known as Liao, Kitan [ISO 639-3]) is a now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people. Khitan is believed to be generically related to Proto-Mongolic.

It was written in Khitan script.

Notes

External links

* 契丹語語法Kihtan Language Grammar(Chinese Big5 code page) via Internet Archive

Works concerning Khitan

Franks, H. (1976): "Two Chinese-Khitan Macaronic Poems." In: Heissig, W.-Krueger, J. R.-Oinas, F. J.-Schütz, E. (eds): Tradata Altaica. Wiesbaden, Otto Harrassowitz.
Qinge'ertai [Chinggeltei]-Yu Baolin-Chen Naixiong-Liu Fengzhu-Xin Fuli (1985): Qidan xiao zi yanjiu [A Study of the Khitan Small Script]. Beijing, Zhonguo shehui kexue chu-banshe.
Vovin, Alexander (2003) "Once Again on Khitan Words in Chinese-Khitan Mixed Verses"

Acta Orientalia Scientificarum Academiae Hungaricae Volume 56, Numbers 2-4, pp. 237-244

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