Lusitanian language

Formerly spoken in

  • Indo- European Lusitanisch

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The Lusitanian language is an extinct language that was formerly spoken in the west of the Iberian peninsula by the Lusitanians.

During an assignment to the Indo-European languages ​​is considered safe, the further classification of the Lusitanian language is controversial. An affinity with the Celtic languages ​​, which were also common in this area, has not yet been proven. Although some Lusitanian terms of other mainland Celtic languages ​​are similar, but the Lusitanian receives Indo-European * / p /, which is lost in the Celtic languages ​​.

The language is supported by a few brief writings which have been dated to the 1st century AD. These were written in Latin alphabet. Also exist in the region place names Lusitanian origin.

References and sources

  • Single language
  • Dead language
  • Indo-European languages
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