While Roman authors did not consistently exclude Celtic speaking-people, or treat the Germanic peoples as the name of a people, this new definition, by using Germanic language as the main criterion, understood the Germani as a people or nation with a stable group identity linked to language.
Nanging para penulis Rimawi nenten tegteg nitenin kramane sane mabasa Celitic, utawi ngayahin krama Jermanik pinaka pesaratan utama, ngaresepang krama Jerman pinaka silih tunggil bangsa utawi bangsa antuk caciren soroh sane tegteg yaning kaiketang antuk basa.