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ISO 639-3 · ojpojp
Japonic family · extinct or historical language

Old Japanese

上代日本語

Old Japanese is an extinct or historical language of the Japonic branch, spoken in Japan. Wikidata describes it as “oldest attested stage of the Japanese language”.

At a glance
ISO 639-3
ojp
Glottocode
oldj1239
Family
Japonic
Wikipedia
26 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
1levels in the tree
—UNESCO level

Facts

NameOld Japanese · 上代日本語
Written inkanji, man'yōgana
Kindextinct or historical language

Vitality

Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Old Japanese yet.

family tree

From Japonic to Old Japanese

The branches above Old Japanese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

13JaponicfamilyojpOld Japaneselanguage