'Umbrian' is an
extinct Italic language formerly spoken in the ancient
Italian region of
Umbria. Its speakers were known as the
Umbri.
Languages in Iron Age Italy, 6th century BC
Umbrian is known from about 30 inscriptions. The largest one of them by far is called the ''
Tabulae Iguvinae'' (Iguvium = modern
Gubbio), seven
bronze plates which contain some notes on the ceremonies and
statutes for
priests. These are written in the
Old Italic alphabet. The inscriptions are dated from the
7th through
1st centuries BC.
Currently, the term is used to indicate a regional
dialect of the
Italian language.
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Umbrian Vocabulary
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