Messapic language
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083973
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85083973#concept
Variants
- Iapygian language
- Messapian language
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Messapian language
Sources
- found: Linguist 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)
- found: 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)
LC Classification
- P1062
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2009-08-20: revised
Alternate Formats