Faliscan language
| Faliscan | |
|---|---|
Faliscan red-figure vase | |
| Native to | ancient Italy |
| Region | Southern Etruria (Northern Lazio) |
| Extinct | about 150 BC |
Indo-European
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Early forms | |
| Faliscan, Etruscan, and Latin alphabets | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xfa |
xfa | |
| Glottolog | fali1291 |
Map of Italy showing where Faliscan was spoken | |
Faliscan is an Extinct language according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Faliscan language is the extinct Italic language of the ancient Falisci, who lived in southern Etruria at Tiber Valley. Together with Latin, it formed the Latino-Faliscan languages group of the Italic languages. It seems probable that the language persisted, being gradually permeated with Latin, until at least 150 BC.