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Oscan

extinct language of southern Italy
Intangible dead_language Q36653
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Oscan

Summary

Oscan is a dead language[1]. Oscan draws 912 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #24 of 160).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oscan's instance of is recorded as dead language[3].
  • Oscan's instance of is recorded as ancient language[4].
  • Oscan is a type of Osco-Umbrian[5].
  • Oscan's writing system is recorded as Oscan alphabet[6].
  • Oscan's writing system is recorded as Old Italic[7].
  • Oscan's Commons category is recorded as Oscan inscriptions[8].
  • Oscan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oscan language[9].
  • Oscan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Oscan's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/OSC[11].
  • Oscan's linguistic typology is recorded as nominative–accusative language[12].
  • Oscan's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language[3] and ancient language[4]. Oscan is a type of Osco-Umbrian[5].

Why It Matters

Oscan draws 912 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #24 of 160).[2] Oscan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Oscan is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Osco-Umbrian
    Linguistic typology → nominative–accusative language, fusional language
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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