Paleo-Corsican language
The Paleo-Corsican language is an extinct language (or perhaps set of languages) spoken in Corsica and presumably in the northeastern part of Sardinia (corresponding to today's historical region of Gallura) by the ancient Corsi populations during the Bronze and Iron Ages. The scanty evidence of the language, which comes mainly from toponymy, would indicate a type of Pre-Indo-European language or, according to others, Indo-European, with Ligurian and Iberian affinity.[3]
| Paleo-Corsican | |
|---|---|
| Region | Corsica |
| Ethnicity | Ancient Corsi |
| Extinct | Yes, date uncertain |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
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Area of Tyrsenian languages (Rhaetian, Etruscan, Lemnian), Paleo-Corsican and Paleo-Sardinian languages.
Ancient tribes of Corsica, speakers of Paleo-Corsican language or languages.
Nuragic populations, ancient tribes of Sardinia, speakers of Paleo-Corsican language or languages are shown in blue.
Antoine Peretti, claiming the presence of different linguistic areas, ranks as Ligurian some suffixes appearing in Corsican place names, like -asco, -elo/-ello, -ate/-ati and -inco.[4]
References
- Mastino, Attilio (2006) Corsica e Sardegna in età antica Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine(in Italian)
- Ugas 2005, p. 13-19.
- Zucca 1996, p. 31.
- Mastino, Attilio (2006). Corsica e Sardegna in età antica, UnissResearch Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine(in Italian)
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