Paleo-Corsican language

The Paleo-Corsican language is an extinct language (or perhaps set of languages) spoken in Corsica and presumably in the northeastern part of Sardinia (corresponding to today's historical region of Gallura) by the ancient Corsican populations during the Bronze and Iron Ages. The scanty evidence of the language, which comes mainly from toponymy, would indicate a type of Pre-Indo-European language or, according to others, Indo-European, with Ligurian and Iberian affinity.[3]

This article is about the ancient language of Corsica. For the modern Romance language, see Corsican language.
Paleo-Corsican
RegionCorsica
EthnicityAncient Corsi
Extinctyes, date uncertain
Ligurian?[1][2]
    Language codes
    ISO 639-3None (mis)
    GlottologNone

    Antoine Peretti, claiming the presence of different linguistic areas, ranks as Ligurian some suffixes appearing in Corsican place names, like -asco, -elo/-ello, -ate/-ati and -inco.[4]

    See also

    References
    1. Mastino, Attilio(2006) Corsica e Sardegna in età antica(in Italian)
    2. Ugas 2005, p. 13-19.
    3. Zucca 1996, p. 31.
    4. Mastino, Attilio (2006). Corsica e Sardegna in età antica, UnissResearch(in Italian)

    Bibliography
    • Zucca, Raimondo (1996). La Corsica romana. Oristano: S'Alvure. ISBN 9788873831266.
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