Country of the Vestini looking from Pescara to Gran Sasso
Region
East-central Italy
Era
ca. 250–100 BC[1]
Language family
Indo-European
Italic
Osco-Umbrian?
Oscan?
Vestinian
Language codes
ISO 639-3
xvs
Linguist List
xvs
Glottolog
vest1239
Vestinian is an extinct Italic language documented only in two surviving inscriptions of the Roman Republic. It is presumed to have been anciently spoken by the tribe of the Vestini, who occupied the region within current Abruzzo from Gran Sasso to the Adriatic Sea in east-central Italy during that time. Vestini is the Roman exonym for the people. Not enough of their presumed language survives to classify it beyond Italic. Vestinian is one of a number of scantily attested Italic languages spoken in small regions of the Apennines directly east of Rome called generally "the minor dialects." There is currently no agreement on their precise classification.[2]
^"Vestinian". Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
Vestinian is an extinct Italic language documented only in two surviving inscriptions of the Roman Republic. It is presumed to have been anciently spoken...
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Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024. "Vestinian". Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024...
Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2023. "Vestinian - MultiTree". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015...
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