new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/gedcom.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Gedcom
+" Maintainer:	Paul Johnson (pjcj@transeda.com)
+" Version 1.059 - 23rd December 1999
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syntax case match
+
+syntax keyword gedcom_record ABBR ADDR ADOP ADR1 ADR2 AFN AGE AGNC ALIA ANCE
+syntax keyword gedcom_record ANCI ANUL ASSO AUTH BAPL BAPM BARM BASM BIRT BLES
+syntax keyword gedcom_record BLOB BURI CALN CAST CAUS CENS CHAN CHAR CHIL CHR
+syntax keyword gedcom_record CHRA CITY CONC CONF CONL CONT COPR CORP CREM CTRY
+syntax keyword gedcom_record DATA DEAT DESC DESI DEST DIV DIVF DSCR EDUC EMIG
+syntax keyword gedcom_record ENDL ENGA EVEN FAM FAMC FAMF FAMS FCOM FILE FORM
+syntax keyword gedcom_record GEDC GIVN GRAD HEAD HUSB IDNO IMMI INDI LANG MARB
+syntax keyword gedcom_record MARC MARL MARR MARS MEDI NATI NATU NCHI NICK NMR
+syntax keyword gedcom_record NOTE NPFX NSFX OBJE OCCU ORDI ORDN PAGE PEDI PHON
+syntax keyword gedcom_record PLAC POST PROB PROP PUBL QUAY REFN RELA RELI REPO
+syntax keyword gedcom_record RESI RESN RETI RFN RIN ROLE SEX SLGC SLGS SOUR
+syntax keyword gedcom_record SPFX SSN STAE STAT SUBM SUBN SURN TEMP TEXT TIME
+syntax keyword gedcom_record TITL TRLR TYPE VERS WIFE WILL
+syntax keyword gedcom_record DATE nextgroup=gedcom_date
+syntax keyword gedcom_record NAME nextgroup=gedcom_name
+
+syntax case ignore
+
+syntax region gedcom_id start="@" end="@" oneline contains=gedcom_ii, gedcom_in
+syntax match gedcom_ii "\I\+" contained nextgroup=gedcom_in
+syntax match gedcom_in "\d\+" contained
+syntax region gedcom_name start="" end="$" skipwhite oneline contains=gedcom_cname, gedcom_surname contained
+syntax match gedcom_cname "\i\+" contained
+syntax match gedcom_surname "/\(\i\|\s\)*/" contained
+syntax match gedcom_date "\d\{1,2}\s\+\(jan\|feb\|mar\|apr\|may\|jun\|jul\|aug\|sep\|oct\|nov\|dec\)\s\+\d\+"
+syntax match gedcom_date ".*" contained
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_gedcom_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_gedcom_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink gedcom_record Statement
+  HiLink gedcom_id Comment
+  HiLink gedcom_ii PreProc
+  HiLink gedcom_in Type
+  HiLink gedcom_name PreProc
+  HiLink gedcom_cname Type
+  HiLink gedcom_surname Identifier
+  HiLink gedcom_date Constant
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gedcom"