Marsian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Marsian
Type:
Language
Code:
ims
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Umbrian (umbr)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of east-central Italy. The Marsi lived east of the Paeligni in the Lacus Fucinus area. The chief Marsian town was Marruvium. Scanty remains exist, and since the language seems to have been Latinized at an early date, what is left is problematic. 300-150 BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Marsian
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