Europe's Lost Languages

What Languages Do These Destroyed Countries Speak Today? Personalized 1-on-1 language lessons with native teachers on italki Buy $10 get $5 off with code KNOWLEDGE3. Web: https://go.italki.com/knowledge2603 | App: https://go.italki.com/knowledge2603app Why do some languages simply vanish? When the last speaker of Dalmatian died in an explosion in 1898, an entire branch of the linguistic tree was severed forever. But Dalmatian isn't the only language that disappeared. From the fierce Vandalic Kingdom in North Africa to the mysterious Gothic Bible, history is littered with "Ghost Languages" - voices that belonged to countries that no longer exist. In this video, we analyze 5 extinct languages from the "Ghost Countries" of Europe and Africa. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The accident that killed a language 01:12 Dalmatian: The "Ghost" Republic of Ragusa 03:58 What happened to the Burgundians? 06:12 Modern survivor languages you can still learn 08:35 Pannonian: The lost "Latin" of the East 10:35 Gothic: The extinct Germanic language of the Goths 13:09 Vandalic: A Germanic Kingdom of North Africa 14:58 Moomin Cup Stay up to date on more content from me: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalknowledge.pt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genknowledge/