Lepontic > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Lepontic
Type:
Language
Code:
xlp
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Gaulish (gaul)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of Northern Italy. The written data is rather sparse, and it has sometimes been seen as a "Celticized" version of a close relative of Ligurian, but modern opinion now sees it as simply a Celtic language. c. 600 BC - 1 BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Lepontic
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