Gothic language
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| Gothic | |
|---|---|
| Region | Oium, Dacia, Pannonia, Italy, Gallia Narbonensis, Gallia Aquitania, Hispania, Crimea. |
| Extinct | mostly extinct by the 8th or 9th century, remnants may have lingered into the 18th century |
| Language family |
Indo-European
|
| Dialects | |
| Writing system | Gothic alphabet |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | got |
| ISO 639-3 | got |
| Linguasphere | 52-ADA |
The Gothic language is an extinct Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. It is the East Germanic language with the biggest number of texts surviving today. It had died out by the 8th century, perhaps the early 9th century.
Probably one of the best known works of the language is Wulfila's translation of the Bible. This work is known as the Wulfila Bible (or Gothic Bible). This translation was done in the 3rd century.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Project Wulfila, studies the Gothic language.
