Paelignian language

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The Paelignian language was an extinct ancient Italic tongue once spoken by the Paeligni people in central Italy, closely related to other Sabellian languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italic language
Sabellian language
ancient language
extinct language
branchOf Osco-Umbrian languages
closelyRelatedTo Hernican language
surface form: Marrucinian language

Oscan language
Sabine language
Osco-Umbrian languages
surface form: Umbrian language

Vestinian language
evidenceType epigraphic inscriptions
extinctionStatus extinct
family Italic languages
grammaticalType inflected language
hasCaseSystem yes
hasGenderSystem yes
hasNumberDistinction singular and plural
ISOStatus no ISO 639-3 code
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
locatedInPresentDay Italy
region Abruzzo NERFINISHED
replacedBy Latin
surface form: Latin language
scriptDirection left-to-right
sharesFeaturesWith other Sabellian languages
spokenBy Paeligni people
spokenIn central Italy
subfamily Sabellic languages
surface form: Sabellian languages
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
writingSystem Latin alphabet
Old Italic script

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Osco-Umbrian languages hasPart Paelignian language
Italic peoples spoke Paelignian language