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Vandalic
Also known as Vandalic language
extinct East Germanic language
Key facts
- Native to
- Spain , North Africa
- Ethnicity
- Vandals
- Extinct
- 6th century AD
- Language family
- Indo-European Germanic East Vandalic
- Iso 639 3
- xvn
- Linguist list
- xvn
- Glottolog
- vand1245
via Wikipedia infobox
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- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 0
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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. 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.
Classification