Vestinian language
| Vestinian | |
|---|---|
Gran Sasso | |
| Region | East-central Italy |
| Era | ca. 250–100 BC [1] |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xvs |
xvs | |
| Glottolog | None |
Vestinian is an
Apennines directly east of Rome called generally "the minor dialects." There is currently no agreement on their precise classification.[2]
Corpus
Only two inscriptions survive.
Sample text
CIL 12.394 from near Navelli in the Abruzzo, dated mid-third-century BC, is:[3]
Vestinian text:
- t.vetio | duno | didet | herclo | iovio | grat | data
Translation into Latin:
- T. Vetius donum dedit Herculi Jovio. Grate data.
Translation into Italian:
- Tito Vezio ha dato un dono a Ercole Giovo. Dato con gratitudine.
Translation into Spanish:
- Tito Vecio le dio un don (regalo) a Hércules Jovio. Dado con gratitud.
Translation into English:
- Titus Vetius gave (this as) a gift to Hercules Jove. Gratefully given.
References
- ^ "Vestinian". Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Stuart-Smith 2004, p. 123
- ^ Baldi, Philip (2002). The foundations of Latin. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 140.
Bibliography
- Stuart-Smith, Jane (2004). Phonetics and philology: sound change in Italic. Oxford: Oxford University Press.