Vestinian language
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Vestinian is a scholarly term referring to an extinct Indo-European 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 Appennines directly east of Rome called generally "the minor dialects." There is currently no agreement on their precise classification.
12.394 from near Navelli
in the Abruzzo
, dated mid-third-century BC, is:
Vestinian text:
Translation into Latin:
Translation into English:
The specifically Vestinian words are data, didet and duno.
Indo-European languages
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documented only in two surviving inscriptions of the Roman Republic
Roman Republic
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. It is presumed to have been anciently spoken by the tribe of the Vestini
Vestini
Vestini is the Roman exonym for an ancient Italic tribe that occupied the area of the modern Abruzzo included between the Gran Sasso and the northern bank of the Aterno river...
, who occupied the region within current Abruzzo
Abruzzo
Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...
from Gran Sasso
Gran Sasso
Gran Sasso d'Italia is a mountain located in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. The Gran Sasso forms the centerpiece of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park which was established in 1993 and holds the highest mountains in continental Italy south of the Alps and is part of the...
to the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
in east-central Italy
Italy
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during that time. Vestini is the Roman exonym for the people. Not enough of their presumed language survives to classify it beyond Italic
Italic languages
The Italic subfamily is a member of the Indo-European language family. It includes the Romance languages derived from Latin , and a number of extinct languages of the Italian Peninsula, including Umbrian, Oscan, Faliscan, and Latin.In the past various definitions of "Italic" have prevailed...
. Vestinian is one of a number of scantily attested Italic languages spoken in small regions of the Appennines directly east of Rome called generally "the minor dialects." There is currently no agreement on their precise classification.
Sample text
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12.394 from near Navelli
Navelli
Navelli is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is renowned for the local saffron production....
in the Abruzzo
Abruzzo
Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...
, dated mid-third-century BC, is:
Vestinian text:
- t.vetio | duno | didet | herclo | iovio | brat | data
Translation into Latin:
- T. Vetius donum dedit Herculi Jovio. Grate data
Translation into English:
- Titus Vetius gave (this as) a gift to Hercules Jovius. Gratefully given.
The specifically Vestinian words are data, didet and duno.