Some Oscan inscriptions discovered in Capua, dating to the 3rd century B.C., refer to mysterious objects called diúvila-/iúvila-. Interestingly, all the dedications written on the “iovilas” antedate 211 B.C., …
The use of <σδ> in the Oscan inscription from Messina I have already mentioned (see my post Voiced s in the Oenotrian inscription from Tortora. Part one) stands out …
Sabellian or Osco-Umbrian is one of the two subgroups into which the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family is divided, the other being Latino-Faliscan. Despite their many similarities …