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Was Lusitanian a Paleohispanic language?
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Was Lusitanian written in Latin?
Lusitanian language. Lusitanian (so named after the Lusitani or Lusitanians) was an Indo-European Paleohispanic language. There has been support for either a connection with the ancient Italic languages [1] [2] or Celtic languages.
Lusitanian (so named after the Lusitani or Lusitanians) was an Indo-European Paleohispanic language. There has been support for either a connection with the ancient Italic languages or Celtic languages. It is known from only six sizeable inscriptions, dated from c. 1 CE, and numerous names of places ( toponyms) and of gods ( theonyms ).
[11] [12] The more generally accepted non-celtic conclusion of Lusitanian studies has been confirmed by analysis of more recently discovered Lusitanian inscriptions, that clearly show that Lusitanian cannot be a celtic language and in fact approaches the Italic languages.
Lusitanian is an Indo-European language that was spoken in western Spain and Portugal in antiquity, in the territory of the Roman province of Lusitania.
Iberian, a non-Indo-European language which has so far resisted decipherment, and Lusitanian, an Indo-European language possibly related to the Celtic languages.
- Linguistics Stack Exchange. What is necessary to decide if Lusitanian is a Celtic language? Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 6 months ago. Modified 10 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 3k times. 12. The Lusitanian language was almost certainly an Indo-European language, but whether or not it was a Celtic language is still uncertain.
