Old Corsican
| Old Corsican | |
|---|---|
| Region | Corsica |
| Extinct | 6th Century |
Early forms | |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
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]
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
[edit]Origins
[edit]Alongside 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
[edit]In 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.