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Vulgar Latin, also known as Popular or Colloquial Latin, is the range of non-formal registers of Latin spoken from the Late Roman Republic onward. Vulgar Latin as a term is both controversial and imprecise. Spoken Latin existed for a long time and in many places.
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Vulgar Latin, or Common Latin, is one of the two types of Latin, an old language that was spoken by the Romans. Vulgar Latin is not spoken anymore, but its many dialects eventually became what are now Romance languages (such as Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian).
There are three types of Latin: Classical Latin, Vulgar Latin and Ecclesiastical Latin. Classical Latin was used by the educated Romans and is still studied around the world. Vulgar Latin was the more common spoken variety used by the common Romans and was learned by the peoples conquered by them.
Aug 1, 2019 · Vulgar Latin. Harald Nachtmann / Getty Images. By. N.S. Gill. Updated on August 01, 2019. Vulgar Latin isn't filled with profanities or a slang version of Classical Latin—although there certainly were vulgar words. Rather, Vulgar Latin is the father of the Romance languages; Classical Latin, the Latin we study, is their grandfather.
