classical language

classical language (plural classical languages)

1. (literature, linguistics) An ancient language that has an independent tradition that arose mostly on its own, and has a large and rich body of ancient literature.

• Classical Arabic
• Classical Armenian
• Classical Chinese
• Classical Greek
• Classical Japanese
• Classical Latin
• Classical Meitei
• Classical Nahuatl
• Classical Sanskrit
• Classical Syriac
• Classical Tupi