a member of a people who established a civilization in Sumer during the 4th millennium bc
2.
the extinct language of this people, of no known relationship to any other language
adjective
3.
of or relating to ancient Sumer, its inhabitants, or their language or civilization
Sumerian in American English
(suˈmɪriən; suˈmɛriən)
adjective
1.
of Sumer
2.
of the people of Sumer, an ancient non-Semitic people of S Mesopotamia
noun
3.
a member of this people
4.
the language of the Sumerians, extinct as a spoken language since c. 2000 b.c. although it continued to be written until the abandonment of the cuneiform writing system: its tablets and inscriptions date back to 3000 b.c.: no clear relationship to any other language has been established