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Proto Italic Language
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Documentation and Reconstruction Status
As Proto-Italic is a reconstructed protolanguage, there are no primary texts available. The reconstruction effort relies heavily on sophisticated comparative morphology and the application of regular sound laws derived from Latin (c. 700 BCE onwards), Oscan (c. 400 BCE onwards), and the relatively archaic Volscian inscriptions. The re…