Messapus

Messapic

Indo-European · variedad histórica / oculta

FamiliaIndo-European HablantesExtinct (~1st c. BCE; ~600 documented inscriptions) EscrituraGreek-derived Messapic alphabet PaísesHistorical: Southern Italy Lengua oficialNo (extinct; modern Italian/Salentino in original territory) Vitalidadextinct ISO 639-3cms

Messapic (Messapus, "Messapian") was the language of the Iapyges/Iapygians of southeastern Italy (the heel of the boot — Apulia, Calabria) from c. 6th century BCE until its extinction by ~1st century BCE through Roman Latinization. Genealogical classification is debated: some scholars classify Messapic as Italic alongside Latin, Oscan, Umbrian; others classify it as Illyrian (sister to languages of the eastern Adriatic coast, including Albanian); a minority view sees it as a separate Indo-European branch. About 600 inscriptions survive, mostly funerary and votive, allowing partial reconstruction of phonology and noun morphology but limited verb morphology and almost no syntax. Distinctive features include initial *p preserved as p (vs. Italic *p > p Italic but contrasting with Albanian ph), and a unique vocative case ending -e similar to Indo-Iranian.

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20 palabras esenciales en Messapic

Agua

/—/

Fuego

/—/

Sol

/—/

Luna

/—/

Madre

/—/

Padre

ana

/ˈana/

Comer

/—/

Beber

/—/

Amor

/—/

Corazón

/—/

Árbol

/—/

Casa

/—/

Perro

/—/

Gato

/—/

Mano

/—/

Ojo

/—/

Hola

/—/

Gracias

/—/

Uno

/—/

Bueno

/—/

Fuentes

Palabras comparadas

Comparado con lenguas Indo-European relacionadas

Significado Messapiclengua de señas nicaragüenseTartesioLiburnianProtojapónico-coreanoGoguryeodamin
Agua /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /*mai/ /—/
Fuego /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ l!ii /lǃiː/
Sol /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/
Luna /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/
Madre /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ *əma /əma/ /—/ /—/
Padre ana /ˈana/ /—/ /—/ /—/ *əpa /əpa/ /—/ /—/
Comer /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/
Beber /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/ /—/
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