Umbrian (ŭm`brēən), extinct language belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Italic languages Italic languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages that may be divided into two groups. The first group consists of the ancient Italic languages and dialects that were once spoken in Italy.
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Umbrian

Any member of an ancient pre-Etruscan people pushed into central Italy (Umbria) by the Etruscans and Gauls. They never fought an important war with the Romans. In the Social War they were among the first to make peace with Rome. They are described by ancient authors as being similar to their Etruscan enemies in culture. The Umbrian alphabet is undoubtedly of Etruscan origin. Their dialect was Indo-European.

Umbrian

1. of or relating to Umbria, its inhabitants, their dialect of Italian, or the ancient language once spoken there

2. of or relating to a Renaissance school of painting that included Raphael

3. a native or inhabitant of Umbria

4. an extinct language of ancient S Italy, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family

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