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Old Corsican is an extinct Southern Romance language spoken by the Corsicans on the Western Mediterranean isle of Corsica. It might have also either been a dialect of Sardinian or both were dialects of the same language. Modern Corsican is not related to Old Corsican, as it comes from Tuscan rather than Old Corsican.[1]
| Old Corsican | |
|---|---|
| Region | Corsica |
| Extinct | 6th Century |
Early forms | |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Classification
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Old Corsican was one of two languages that were known to be part of the Insular Romance language family, the other being Sardinian.[2] The Insular Romance languages are a subdivision of the Southern Romance languages, one of three extant Romance subdivisions, the others called the Italo-Western and Eastern Romance languages.
It was also closely related to the also-extinct African Romance, Old Corsican and Sardinian have been called descendants of African Romance.[3]
History
editOrigins
editAlongside all other Romance languages, Old Corsican evolved from Vulgar Latin. The Romans (who spoke Latin) invaded Corsica during the First Punic War, though the Corsicans still spoke Paleo-Corsican language and didn't speak Latin, until around seven centuries later after the mingling of the Latins and the ancient Corsicans.[4]
Decline
editIn 1050, the Republic of Pisa invaded Corsica.
References
edit- ^ "9 Facts About Corsica That Might Surprise You". Sea Kayak Adventures. January 20, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Diachronics of the Italic and Romance languages". The Legion Free. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius; Curtin, D. P. (2018-02-01). Apology to Gunthamund, King of Vandals. Dalcassian Press. ISBN 978-1-0882-3509-6.
- ^ "The Corsican Language – Corsica Isula". Retrieved September 21, 2024.