Vandals

The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century and created a state in North Africa, centered on the city of Carthage. The Vandals may have given their name to the province of Andalusia (originally, Vandalusia, then Al-Andalus), in modern Spain, where they temporarily settled before pushing on to Africa.

Language

Very little is known about the Vandalic language beyond that it was East Germanic, closely related to Gothic. Some traces may remain in Andalusian dialect, the southernmost Spanish dialect.

Related Topics:
Vandalic language - East Germanic - Gothic - Andalusian dialect - Spanish

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