Sabelli, collective name given by the Romans to the tribes of central Italy who spoke the Oscan-type Italic languages. They include Samnites and Apulians. The Sabelli moved outwards from their original Sabine homeland, imposing their language upon the populations they settled among; these migrations continued into the fourth century BC.
Sabelli
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Sabelli (səbĕl'ī), people of ancient Italy who spoke Oscan. They were a loose group and seemed to have had little or no political unity. Oscan-speaking tribes expanded over central Italy, and by the 5th cent. B.C. they seem to have taken ancient Campania and Lucania. The Samnites and Sabines were probably Sabelli.
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