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|name=Venetic |familycolor=Indo-European |region=Northeastern Italy , parts of Slovenia |extinct= 1st Century AD |iso2=ine|iso3=xve}} Venetic is an extinct Indo-European Language that was spoken in ancient times in the Veneto region of Italy , between the Po River Delta and the southern fringe of the Alps ; and probably also in parts of Slovenia . The language is attested by over 300 short inscriptions dating between the 6th Century BC and 1st Century . Its speakers are identified with the ancient people called '' Veneti '' by the Romans and ''Enetoi'' by the Greek . It became extinct around the 1st Century when the local inhabitants were assimilated into the Roman sphere. Venetic should not be confused with Venetian , a Romance Language presently spoken in the same general region. Linguistic classification Venetic is a Centum language. The inscriptions use a variety of the Northern Italic Alphabet , similar to the Old Italic Alphabet . The exact relationship of Venetic to other Indo-European languages is still being investigated, but the majority of scholars agree that Venetic, aside from Liburnian , was closest to the Italic Languages (a group that includes Latin , Oscan and Umbrian ). Venetic may also have been related to the Illyrian Languages language once spoken in the westen Balkans , though the theory that Illyrian and Venetic were closely related is debated by current scholarship. Some important parallels with the Germanic Languages have also been noted, especially in pronominal forms: :Venetic: ''ego'' = I, accusative ''mego'' = me :Gothic: ''ik'', accusative ''mik'' :German: ''ich'', accusative ''mich'' :(Latin: ''ego'', accusative ''me'') :Venetic: ''sselboisselboi'' = to oneself :Old High German: ''selb selbo'' :German: ''sich selber'' :(Latin: ''sibi ipsi'') :(Pokorny 1959: 708-709, 882-884) Features
Language sample A sample inscription in Venetic, found on a Bronze Nail at Este (Es 45): :Venetic: ''mego donasto śainatei reitiiai porai egeotora aimoi ke louderobos'' :Latin (literal): ''me donavit sanatrici Reitiae bonae Egetora pro-Aemo que liberis'' :English: Egetora gave me to Good Reitia the Healer on behalf of Aemus and the children :(Prosdocimi in Pellegrini 1967: 149-150) Another inscription, found on a '' Situla '' (vessel such as an urn or bucket) at Cadore (Ca 4 Valle): :Venetic: ''eik goltanos doto louderai kanei'' :Latin (literal): ''hic Goltanus dedit Liberae Cani'' :English: Goltanus sacrificed this for the virgin Kanis :(Prosdocimi in Pellegrini 1967: 464-468) See also References
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