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Messapic language — also spelled Messapian, Indo European language spoken by tribes ( Messapii and Iapyges) living in the southeastern part of Italy in pre Roman and early Roman times. Messapic inscriptions date from the 6th to the 1st century BC. The… … Universalium
Messapic — ISO 639 3 Code : cms ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Ancient … Names of Languages ISO 639-3
Messapic — Mes•sa•pic [[t]məˈseɪ pɪk, ˈsæp ɪk[/t]] also Mes•sa′pi•an n. peo an extinct Indo European language of pre Roman SE Italy • Etymology: 1765–75; < L Mesāp(ius) pertaining to Messāpia the Calabrian peninsula + ic … From formal English to slang
messapic — I. adjective see messapian I II. noun see messapian II * * * /meuh say pik, sap ik/, n. an Indo European language that was spoken in what is now SE Italy and written with an alphabet derived from that of Greek. Also, Messapian /meuh say pee euhn/ … Useful english dictionary
Messapic alphabet — also called Messapian Alphabet, one of two Italian offshoots of the Tarentine–Ionic variety of the Greek alphabet. It was adopted c. 500 BC by the Messapii, who inhabited southeastern Italy in pre Roman times. * * * … Universalium
Messapian language — Messapian, Messapic Spoken in Puglia region of Italy Extinct around 1st century BC Language family Indo European Messapian, Messapic … Wikipedia
Messapii — Messapians redirects here. For other uses, see Messapian (disambiguation). Ancient Italic tribes within the Italian peninsula. Ligures … Wikipedia
Messapian — Mes·sa·pi·an (mə sāʹpē ən) adj. Messapic. n. 1. A speaker of Messapic. 2. See Messapic. * * * … Universalium
Illyrian language — Indo European language spoken in pre Roman times along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and in southeastern Italy. The language of the Illyrian fragments found in Italy is usually called Messapic (Messapic language), or Messapian. Some … Universalium
List of ancient tribes in Illyria — This is a list of ancient tribes in the ancient territory of Illyria (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία). The name Illyrians seems to be the name of one Illyrian tribe, which was the first to come in contact with the ancient Greeks, causing the name… … Wikipedia
