Liburnian language

Liburnian
(hypothetical)
Native toSouthwestern Croatia
RegionSoutheast Europe
EthnicityLiburnians
ExtinctLate antiquity
Indo-European
  • Liburnian
Language codes
ISO 639-3xli
xli
GlottologNone

The language spoken by the Liburnians in classical times is basically unattested and unclassified. It is reckoned as an Indo-European language with a significant proportion of the Pre-Indo-European elements from the wider area of the ancient Mediterranean. Due to the paucity of evidence, the very existence of a distinct 'Liburnian language' must be considered hypothetical at this point.