Messapus
Messapien
Indo-European · variété historique / masquée
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 mots essentiels en Messapien
Eau
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Feu
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Soleil
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Lune
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Mère
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Père
ana
/ˈana/
Manger
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Boire
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Amour
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Cœur
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Arbre
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Maison
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Chien
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Chat
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Main
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Œil
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Bonjour
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Merci
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Un
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Bon
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Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Indo-European apparentées
| Sens | Messapien | langue des signes nicaraguayenne | Tartessien | Liburne | Proto-japono-coréen | Goguryeo | damin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ |
| Feu | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | l!ii /lǃiː/ |
| Soleil | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Lune | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mère | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | *əma /əma/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Père | ana /ˈana/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | *əpa /əpa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Manger | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Boire | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Amour | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cœur | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Arbre | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Maison | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Chien | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Chat | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Main | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Œil | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bonjour | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Merci | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Un | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bon | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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