What is Eteocypriot?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. A non-Greek language of ancient Cyprus
- Step 1: The name means 'true Cypriot'. Step 2. Inscriptions from Amathus show a language that is not Greek. Answer: A non-Greek language of ancient Cyprus. Why not the others: The Lusignan court used French; Phoenician is a Semitic language with its own alphabet; the medieval French dialect is much later.
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