Vandalic language

Vandalic
Native toSpain, North Africa
Extinct6th century AD
Language codes
ISO 639-3xvn
xvn
Glottologvand1245

Vandalic was the Germanic language spoken by the Vandals during roughly the 3rd to 6th centuries. It was probably closely related to Gothic, and, as such, is traditionally classified as an East Germanic language.[1]: 9  Its attestation is very fragmentary, mainly due to the Vandals' constant migrations and late adoption of writing. All modern sources from the time when Vandalic was spoken are protohistoric.[2]: 43–44 

  1. ^ Hartmann, Frederik (2020). The Vandalic language – origins and relationships. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter. ISBN 978-3-8253-4752-9.
  2. ^ Reichert, Hermann (2009). "Sprache und Namen der Wandalen in Afrika" [The language and names of the Vandals in Africa]. In Greule, Albrecht; Springer, Matthias (eds.). Namen des Frühmittelalters als Sprachliche Zeugnisse und als Geschichtsquellen [Names from the early Middle Ages as linguistical evidence and as historical sources] (in German). Berlin: W. de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110208153.