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Proto Italic Language
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The fragmentation of Proto-Italic led to the development of distinct regional dialects, most notably the Italic languages that eventually coalesced into the Osco-Umbrian group (Oscan and Umbrian) and the Latino-Faliscan group.
A major phonological event distinguishing the Osco-Umbrian languages from their western relatives is the P-K Shift. In the [Osco-Umbrian dialect continuum](/entries/osco-umbrian-dialect-continuu…