Vandalic language

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Vandalic
Spoken in:	Spain, North Africa
Language extinction:	6th century AD
Language family:	Indo-European Germanic East Germanic Vandalic
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	`gem`
ISO 639-3:	`xvn`

Vandalic was a Germanic language probably closely related to the Gothic language. The Vandals established themselves in Southern Spain, following other Germanic and non-Germanic peoples (Visigoths, Alans and Avars), before moving to North Africa around Carthage in the 4th century AD.

Very little is known about the Vandalic language beyond that it was East Germanic, closely related to Gothic. Only a small number of personal names of Vandalic language are known, incorporated into the Spanish language. Most linguists and historians contend the origin of the provincial name Andalusia came from the Vandals.^{[citation needed]}

The only known Vandalic phrase is Froia arme!, meaning "Lord, have mercy".