Gothic language

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The Gothic language is an extinct East Germanic language once spoken by the Goths, known primarily from a 4th-century Bible translation and crucial for reconstructing early Germanic linguistics.

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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf East Germanic language
Germanic language
extinct language
natural language
ancestorOf Crimean Gothic
attestedInCentury 4th century
earliestExtensiveTextIn Germanic languages
extinctionApproxDate early Middle Ages
hasCase accusative
dative
genitive
nominative
vocative
hasGender feminine
masculine
neuter
hasInfinitive yes
hasMood imperative
indicative
subjunctive
hasNumber dual
plural
singular
hasParticiple past participle
present participle
hasPerson first person
second person
third person
hasTense present
preterite
hasVoice active
importantFor comparative Germanic linguistics
historical linguistics
reconstruction of Proto-Germanic
iso639-2 got
iso639-3 got
languageFamily Germanic languages
primaryText Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Argenteus
Gothic Bible
region Balkans
Crimea
Eastern Europe
spokenBy Goths
status extinct
subfamily East Germanic languages
translatedWork Bible
translationAttributedTo Ulfilas
writingSystem Gothic alphabet
Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Proto-Germanic ("Gothic")
ancestorOf
Germanic languages
includesLanguage
Gothic Christianity
usedLanguage

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