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Marsian Language
The Marsian language is the extinct language of the Marsi. It is classified by the Linguist List as one of the Umbrian group of languages. Phonology Their language differs very slightly from Roman Latin of that date; for apparently contracted forms, such as instead of , may really only be a matter of spelling. In final syllables, the diphthongs ''ai'', ''ei'', and ''oi'' all appear as ''e''. On the other hand, the older form of the name of the tribe (dat. plur. = Lat. ) shows its derivation and exhibits the assibilation of ''-tio-'' into ''-tso-'', proper to the Oscan language but strange to classical Latin. Corpus The Marsian inscriptions are dated by the style of the alphabet from about 300 to 150 BC (the middle Roman Republic). Conway lists nine inscriptions, one from Ortona and two each from Marruvium, Lecce Lecce (; ) is a city in southern Italy and capital of the province of Lecce. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsica
Marsica is a geographical and historical region in Abruzzo, central Italy, including 37 ''comuni'' in the province of L'Aquila. It is located between the plain of the former Fucine Lake, the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, the plain of Carsoli and the valley of Sulmona. The area takes its name from the Marsi, an Osco-Umbrian Italic people, and then from the Latin adjective ''marsicus''. In the center of the area there is the Fucino former lake, dried up in 1877, surrounded by parks and nature reserves. Avezzano is the most populous city of the territory. Marsica has about 130,000 inhabitants as of 2019. ''Comuni'' The Marsica includes 37 ''comuni'': Aielli, Avezzano, Balsorano, Bisegna, Canistro, Capistrello, Cappadocia (AQ), Cappadocia, Carsoli, Castellafiume, Celano, Cerchio (AQ), Cerchio, Civitella Roveto, Civita d'Antino, Collarmele, Collelongo, Gioia dei Marsi, Lecce nei Marsi, Luco dei Marsi, Magliano de' Marsi, Massa d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
