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Messapic language

LC control no.sh 85083973
LC classificationP1062
Topical headingMessapic language
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Variant(s)Iapygian language
Messapian language
See alsoExtinct languages
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Indo-European languages
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Italy--Languages
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Found inLinguist list WWW site, July 23, 2009 (Messapic; alternate name: Messapian; family: Indo-European; subgroup: Unclassified Indo-European; ancient language of southeastern Italy; once believed related to Illyrian, it is now recognized to be an independent Indo-European language, unrelated to Italic)
Britannica online, July 23, 2009 (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; believed to be related to the extinct Illyrian languages)