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Oscan

Extinct language of southern Italy

Languagedead language ancient languageQ36653

Also known as Oscan language

Subclass of: Osco-Umbrian
Script: Oscan alphabet
, Old Italic

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Oscan is an extinct Indo-European language of southern Italy. The language is in the Osco-Umbrian or Sabellic branch of the Italic languages. Oscan is therefore a close relative of Umbrian and South Picene.

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Linguistic typology: nominative–accusative language
fusional language

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23 identifiers linking Oscan across the web's reference databases

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