African Romance
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African Romance was a now-extinct Latin-derived Romance language once spoken in parts of Roman North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Romance canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-derived language
ⓘ
Romance language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
African Latin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romance of North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
Late Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
inscriptions
ⓘ
loanwords in Arabic ⓘ loanwords in Berber ⓘ medieval Latin texts ⓘ personal names ⓘ toponyms ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
Arab conquest of the Maghreb
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ⓘ
decline of Latin-speaking Christian communities in North Africa ⓘ language shift to Arabic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Western Romance phonological traits
ⓘ
development of definite articles from Latin demonstratives ⓘ loss of case system similar to other Romance languages ⓘ |
| hasUncertainClassification | exact position within Romance family debated ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Berber languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Punic language NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulgar Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| notableScholar |
Carlo Tagliavini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corrado Grassi NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Latin spoken in Roman North Africa ⓘ |
| parentLanguage | Vulgar Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | coastal regions of North Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Classical Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maghrebi Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Africa Proconsularis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzacena NERFINISHED ⓘ Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauretania Caesariensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauretania Sitifensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Romance linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Italo-Western Romance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Romance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian communities in North Africa
ⓘ
Latin-speaking population of North Africa ⓘ |
| wentExtinctBy | around 11th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.