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Messapic language

Messapic (/mɛˈsæpɪk, mə-, -ˈseɪ-/; also known as Messapian; or as Iapygian) is an extinct Paleo-Balkanic language of the Indo-European language family once spoken by the Iapygian peoples – the Calabri and Salentini (known collectively as the Messapians), the Peucetians, and the Daunians – in an area that roughly coincided with the modern region of…

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Era
attested 6th to 2nd century BC
Ethnicity
Iapygians
Glottolog
mess1244
ISO 639-3
cms
Language family
Albanoid[note 1]Messapic · Messapic
Region
Apulian region of Italy

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Messapic language

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples56
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

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Messapic language

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related to history · 27
Messapic language → Adriatic, Apulian, Balkanic, BC, BC Messapia, BCE, Despite, During, Greek, Greeks, Hellenizing, Iapygia, Iapygian, Italian Peninsula, Italic, Italy, Laconian-Tarantine, Magna Graecia, Messapians, Messapic
related to Inscriptions · 12
Messapic language → BC, Grotta, Many, Messapic, MLM, Monumenta Linguae Messapicae, Most, Poesia, Roca Vecchia, Some, The Messapic, Trümmersprache
Language family · 2
Messapic language → Albanoid[note 1]Messapic, Messapic
Era · 1
Messapic language → attested 6th to 2nd century BC
Ethnicity · 1
Messapic language → Iapygians
Glottolog · 1
Messapic language → mess1244
ISO 639-3 · 1
Messapic language → cms
Region · 1
Messapic language → Apulian region of Italy
Writing system · 1
Messapic language → Messapic alphabet
is a · 1
Messapic language → 'fragmentary language

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messapic greek indo-european language albanian century languages bc apulia also inscriptions region alphabet illyrian linguistic adriatic messapians roman balkan apulian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Messapic languageEraattested 6th to 2nd century BC1.00infobox
Messapic languageEthnicityIapygians1.00infobox
Messapic languageGlottologmess12441.00infobox
Messapic languageISO 639-3cms1.00infobox
Messapic languageLanguage familyAlbanoid[note 1]Messapic1.00infobox
Messapic languageLanguage familyMessapic1.00infobox
Messapic languageRegionApulian region of Italy1.00infobox
Messapic languageWriting systemMessapic alphabet1.00infobox
Messapic languageis a'fragmentary language0.90text
particlesinstance ofOther linguistic elements0.80text
prepositionsinstance ofOther linguistic elements0.80text
suffixesinstance ofOther linguistic elements0.80text

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