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	'''Attian''' (Attian Hevriti: '''אתנְי''', Latin: '''Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian\|/aθˈnai̩/]]) is an [[Attamian languages\|Attamian language]] spoken in the [[w:Caucasus\|Caucasus]], across the borders of [[w:Georgia (country)\|Georgia]], [[w:Armenia\|Armenia]] and [[w:Turkey\|Turkey]]. It is not known to have any transparent genetic connections to any other language, despite a number of attempts of classification.		'''[[Attian]]''' (Attian Hevriti: '''אתנְי''', Latin: '''Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian\|/aθˈnai̩/]]) is an [[Attamian languages\|Attamian language]] spoken in the [[w:Caucasus\|Caucasus]], across the borders of [[w:Georgia (country)\|Georgia]], [[w:Armenia\|Armenia]] and [[w:Turkey\|Turkey]]. It is not known to have any transparent genetic connections to any other language, despite a number of attempts of classification.

	The language has been documented in the Caucasus since at least the 9<sup>th</sup> century AD, with the discovery of the '''Hayastani documents''', (Attian: '''Egrava ta Hayaztan''', '''חגרְוְ טְ חְיְזטְן''') a Greek transcript of the languages in an around the [[w:Transcaucasian\|Transcaucasian]] settlements. The now fragile documents were written by the Byzantine Greek philosopher Antenor [[w:Yerevan\|Erevanon]], in an effort to investigate the ethnic diversity i the region:		The language has been documented in the Caucasus since at least the 9<sup>th</sup> century AD, with the discovery of the '''Hayastani documents''', (Attian: '''Egrava ta Hayaztan''', '''חגרְוְ טְ חְיְזטְן''') a Greek transcript of the languages in an around the [[w:Transcaucasian\|Transcaucasian]] settlements. The now fragile documents were written by the Byzantine Greek philosopher Antenor [[w:Yerevan\|Erevanon]], in an effort to investigate the ethnic diversity i the region: