Did North Africa have Romance languages before they started speaking Arabic?

by Right_Two_5737
ecphrastic

Yes! There are several previous answers about African Romance here and here and here and here from u/libertat, u/mediumdai, u/ancienthistory, and u/shiin28. (I have some problems with the first comment in that last thread, but I've linked it because some of it is useful.) I've done research on Latin linguistics and language contact in Roman Africa, so if you still have questions about the linguistic aspect and/or the classical and late antique part of this topic I am happy to try answering them.