What Happened To North Africa's Romance Language?

Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/4bvute8n, and make sure to use my code GK for 10% off your order. Did you know North Africa once spoke a Romance language? Long before Arabic and Berber became dominant, the region of modern Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya had its own Latin-based tongue: African Romance (also called African Latin or Afroromance). Born from the Roman conquest after Carthage’s fall in 146 BC, African Romance developed from Vulgar Latin, mixing with local Berber and Punic words. It thrived for centuries under Roman, Vandal, and Byzantine rule, and even survived into the Islamic era—possibly lasting until the 15th century in rural areas of Tunisia! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 North African Latin 00:52 Dead Romance Languages 02.17 Where was it spoken? 02:46 Arrival of the Romans 03:34 Roman Empire provinces 04:26 Mantasleep 05:58 How the Romans brought the language 07:27 Dual use along with Punic & Berber 08:17 What did it sound like? 08:59 Differences to "Regular" Latin 09:59 Survival under Barbarian rule 10:49 Byzantine reconquest 11:33 Umayyad Arab Invasion 12:38 Latin & Arabic co-existence 13:40 Last remnants through Christian populations 14:14 Norman conquest 14:49 Arab reconquest & language extinction 15:19 Potential similarity to Sardinian 15:56 The last speakers 16:38 Romania Submersa Become a member on Patreon & get your name in the credits + exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/generalknowledge Stay up to date on more content from me: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@general.knowledge.yt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genknowledge/ Join the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/f4neAVWZfF Business Contact: [email protected] #GeneralKnowledge