Vestinian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Vestinian
Type:
Language
Code:
xvs
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, spoken by the Vestini, who lived near the Picenes and Marrucini. Their chief settlement was Aufinum (modern Ofena). Only two Vestinian inscriptions exist, both of which are heavily Latinized, since they were conquered by Rome in the late 4th century BC. 250-100 BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct

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