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The Iapyges or Iapygians were an Indo-European people who inhabited the heel of Italy before being absorbed by the Romans. The Iapyges were Illyrian tribes. They spoke the Messapian language. The Messapians were the most southerly tribe of the Iapyges. Their other tribes included the Daunii and the Peucetii. They were called Apuli, Salentini (o Sallentini) and Calabri by Roman authors.
Iapygians were akin to the Enotri, an other tribe of Illyrian descent who lived in the territory of Basilicata and Northern Calabria.
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