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Amessian (''amaits'' {{IPA|[ˈaˌmai̯t͡s]}} or ''amaitsen tann'' {{IPA|[ˈaˌmai̯t͡sn̩ tæ̃ɲ]}}, Ukr. ''мацкая мова'') is an [[wikipedia:Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]] spoken by the Dalans along the [[wikipedia:Vorskla|Vorskla river]] in [[wikipedia:Sumy Oblast|Sumy Oblast]], [[wikipedia:Ukraine|Ukraine]]. | Amessian (''amaits'' {{IPA|[ˈaˌmai̯t͡s]}} or ''amaitsen tann'' {{IPA|[ˈaˌmai̯t͡sn̩ tæ̃ɲ]}}, Ukr. ''мацкая мова'') is an [[wikipedia:Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]] spoken by the Dalans along the [[wikipedia:Vorskla|Vorskla river]] in [[wikipedia:Sumy Oblast|Sumy Oblast]], [[wikipedia:Ukraine|Ukraine]]. | ||
The language was only attested in the early 20th century and is an extreme late-comer in the field of Indo-European linguistics. First scientifically studied by Soviet linguists and cartographers in the mid 1920s, the language almost went extinct when its community was forcefully resettled and scattered across the Soviet Union as part of | The language was only attested in the early 20th century and is an extreme late-comer in the field of Indo-European linguistics. First scientifically studied by Soviet linguists and cartographers in the mid 1920s, the language almost went extinct when its community was forcefully resettled and scattered across the Soviet Union as part of pro-Russianization policies. | ||
Having been largely forgotten throughout history, the exact placement of the language in the Indo-European language remains heavily debated to this day. It is occasionally identified on historical and geographical reasons to be either a descendant of the language of [[wikipedia:Gelonians|Gelonians]] or of the nearby nomadic [[wikipedia:Budini|Budini]], two tribes described by [[wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] in the 5th century BC. Not enough is known about either of these ancient languages to draw any conclusions regarding the ancestry of Amessian. | Having been largely forgotten throughout history, the exact placement of the language in the Indo-European language remains heavily debated to this day. It is occasionally identified on historical and geographical reasons to be either a descendant of the language of [[wikipedia:Gelonians|Gelonians]] or of the nearby nomadic [[wikipedia:Budini|Budini]], two tribes described by [[wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] in the 5th century BC. Not enough is known about either of these ancient languages to draw any conclusions regarding the ancestry of Amessian. | ||