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Etruscan language, ancient language spoken by the Etruscan civilization in northern central Italy before the Roman Empire. It is one of the few non-Indo-European languages that have been deciphered to some extent (i.e., not completely) by scholars. The earliest evidence of the Etruscan language dates back to the 8th century BCE, and it was used until the 1st century BCE when it was gradually replaced by Latin.

The Etruscan language used a unique writing system known as the Etruscan alphabet, which was derived from the Greek alphabet. The language had a significant influence on Latin, which borrowed a number of words from Etruscan, particularly those related to religion and divination.

The Etruscan language is generally considered to be an agglutinative language, meaning that words are formed by adding affixes to root words. The grammar of the language is highly complex and it includes a wide range of cases and verb tenses. The overall structure of the language is still poorly understood, as the surviving texts are fragmentary and often incomplete.

Today, there are no known native speakers of Etruscan, and the language is considered to be extinct. However, scholars continue to study the language in an effort to fully decipher it and gain a greater understanding of the ancient Etruscan civilization.