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|name=Liburnian |familycolor=Indo-European |states=Western Croatia |region= NorthWestern Balkans |extinct=during 1st Century AD |iso2=ine|iso3=xli}} The Liburnian language is an extinct language which was spoken by the ancient Liburnians , who occupied Liburnia in classical times. The Liburnian language is reckoned as an Indo-European Language , in the Centum group. It appears to have been on the same Indo-European branch as the Venetic Language ; indeed, the Liburnian tongue may well have been a Venetic Dialect .
These features set Liburnian and Venetic apart from the Illyrian onomastic province, though this does not preclude the possibility that Venetic-Liburnian and Illyrian may have been closely related, belonging to the same Indo-European branch. In fact, a number of linguists argue that this is the case, based on similar phonetic features and names in common between Venetic-Liburnian on the one hand and Illyrian on the other. The Liburnians were conquered by the Romans in 35 BC. The Liburnian language eventually was replaced by Latin , undergoing Language Death probably very early in the Common Era . Onomastics Anthroponyms The single name plus Patronym ic formula common among Illyrians is rare among Liburnians. In a region where the Roman three-name formula ('' Praenomen '', '' Nomen Gentile '' , '' Cognomen '': ''Gaius Julius Caesar'') spread at an early date, a native two-name formula appears in several variants. Personal name plus family name is found in southern Liburnia, while personal name plus family name plus patronymic is found throughout the Liburnian area, for example: ''Avita Suioca Vesclevesis'', ''Velsouna Suioca Vesclevesis f(ilia)'', ''Avita Aquillia L(uci) f(ilia)'', ''Volsouna Oplica Pl(a)etoris f(ilia)'', ''Vendo Verica Triti f(ilius)''.
The majority of the preceding names are unknown among the eastern and southern neighbors ( Dalmatae , etc.) of the Liburnians, yet many have Venetic complements. The following names are judged to be exclusively Liburnian, yet one (''Buzetius'') is also attested among the neighboring Iapodes to the north and northeast:
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