Paelignian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Paelignian
Type:
Language
Code:
pgn
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Oscan (osca)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of East-central Italy. Italic, and perhaps related to Oscan. It was the language of the Paeligni, who first opposed Rome in the Second Samnite War, and then joined Rome after the Samnites were defeated in 304 BC. They lived in part of what is now the Abruzzi. Very few inscriptions exist, all from the 1st century BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct

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