Sican language
| Sican | ||
|---|---|---|
| Period | to 6th century BC Chr. | |
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Formerly spoken in |
Sicily | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
sxc |
|
The Sican language is an extinct language that was used by the ancient Sikanen people until the 6th century BC. Was spoken in the middle of Sicily.
The language is only passed down very fragmentarily. In contrast to the neighboring Siculian and Elymic languages, it may not appear to be an Indo-European language ; since the fragments could not yet be interpreted, the affiliation of the language is unclear.
Individual references and sources
- ^ Glanville Price: Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe . 1st edition. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken 2000, ISBN 0-631-22039-9 , pp. 430 .