Marrucinian
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Introduction
The Marrucini were probably illiterate, a fact which accounts for the sparse material records of this Osco-Umbrian language.
The Verb
Sample
The only substantial monument in the Marrucinian language is called Aes Rapinum.
Aisos pacris toutai maroucai lixs asignas ferenter auiatas toutai maroucai ioues patres ocres tarin cris iouais . agine
Translation: "May the gods be propitious! A law for the Marrucinian state. Let the sacrificial pieces, consecrated by auguries, be carried for the Marrucinian state in a procession at the fortress of Jupiter and the Tarincris Iouia"
Verb: ferenter ('to carry'; passive, conjunctive, 3rd person plural)
Categories: Osco-Umbrian | Language