diff --git a/src/testdir/test_viml.vim b/src/testdir/test_viml.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..141f48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_viml.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,408 @@
+" Test various aspects of the Vim language.
+" This was formerly in test49.
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test environment							    {{{1
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+com!               XpathINIT  let g:Xpath = ''
+com! -nargs=1 -bar Xpath      let g:Xpath = g:Xpath . <args>
+
+" Append a message to the "messages" file
+func! Xout(text)
+    split messages
+    $put =a:text
+    wq
+endfunc
+
+com! -nargs=1	     Xout     call Xout(<args>)
+
+" MakeScript() - Make a script file from a function.			    {{{2
+"
+" Create a script that consists of the body of the function a:funcname.
+" Replace any ":return" by a ":finish", any argument variable by a global
+" variable, and and every ":call" by a ":source" for the next following argument
+" in the variable argument list.  This function is useful if similar tests are
+" to be made for a ":return" from a function call or a ":finish" in a script
+" file.
+function! MakeScript(funcname, ...)
+    let script = tempname()
+    execute "redir! >" . script
+    execute "function" a:funcname
+    redir END
+    execute "edit" script
+    " Delete the "function" and the "endfunction" lines.  Do not include the
+    " word "function" in the pattern since it might be translated if LANG is
+    " set.  When MakeScript() is being debugged, this deletes also the debugging
+    " output of its line 3 and 4.
+    exec '1,/.*' . a:funcname . '(.*)/d'
+    /^\d*\s*endfunction\>/,$d
+    %s/^\d*//e
+    %s/return/finish/e
+    %s/\<a:\(\h\w*\)/g:\1/ge
+    normal gg0
+    let cnt = 0
+    while search('\<call\s*\%(\u\|s:\)\w*\s*(.*)', 'W') > 0
+	let cnt = cnt + 1
+	s/\<call\s*\%(\u\|s:\)\w*\s*(.*)/\='source ' . a:{cnt}/
+    endwhile
+    g/^\s*$/d
+    write
+    bwipeout
+    return script
+endfunction
+
+" ExecAsScript - Source a temporary script made from a function.	    {{{2
+"
+" Make a temporary script file from the function a:funcname, ":source" it, and
+" delete it afterwards.
+function! ExecAsScript(funcname)
+    " Make a script from the function passed as argument.
+    let script = MakeScript(a:funcname)
+
+    " Source and delete the script.
+    exec "source" script
+    call delete(script)
+endfunction
+
+com! -nargs=1 -bar ExecAsScript call ExecAsScript(<f-args>)
+
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 1:   :endwhile in function					    {{{1
+"
+"	    Detect if a broken loop is (incorrectly) reactivated by the
+"	    :endwhile.  Use a :return to prevent an endless loop, and make
+"	    this test first to get a meaningful result on an error before other
+"	    tests will hang.
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function! T1_F()
+    Xpath 'a'
+    let first = 1
+    while 1
+	Xpath 'b'
+	if first
+	    Xpath 'c'
+	    let first = 0
+	    break
+	else
+	    Xpath 'd'
+	    return
+	endif
+    endwhile
+endfunction
+
+function! T1_G()
+    Xpath 'h'
+    let first = 1
+    while 1
+	Xpath 'i'
+	if first
+	    Xpath 'j'
+	    let first = 0
+	    break
+	else
+	    Xpath 'k'
+	    return
+	endif
+	if 1	" unmatched :if
+    endwhile
+endfunction
+
+func Test_endwhile_function()
+  XpathINIT
+  call T1_F()
+  Xpath 'F'
+
+  try
+    call T1_G()
+  catch
+    " Catch missing :endif
+    call assert_true(v:exception =~ 'E171')
+    Xpath 'x'
+  endtry
+  Xpath 'G'
+
+  call assert_equal('abcFhijxG', g:Xpath)
+endfunc
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 2:   :endwhile in script						    {{{1
+"
+"	    Detect if a broken loop is (incorrectly) reactivated by the
+"	    :endwhile.  Use a :finish to prevent an endless loop, and place
+"	    this test before others that might hang to get a meaningful result
+"	    on an error.
+"
+"	    This test executes the bodies of the functions T1_F and T1_G from
+"	    the previous test as script files (:return replaced by :finish).
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func Test_endwhile_script()
+  XpathINIT
+  ExecAsScript T1_F
+  Xpath 'F'
+
+  try
+    ExecAsScript T1_G
+  catch
+    " Catch missing :endif
+    call assert_true(v:exception =~ 'E171')
+    Xpath 'x'
+  endtry
+  Xpath 'G'
+
+  call assert_equal('abcFhijxG', g:Xpath)
+endfunc
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 3:   :if, :elseif, :while, :continue, :break			    {{{1
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function Test_if_while()
+    XpathINIT
+    if 1
+	Xpath 'a'
+	let loops = 3
+	while loops > -1	    " main loop: loops == 3, 2, 1 (which breaks)
+	    if loops <= 0
+		let break_err = 1
+		let loops = -1
+	    else
+		Xpath 'b' . loops
+	    endif
+	    if (loops == 2)
+		while loops == 2 " dummy loop
+		    Xpath 'c' . loops
+		    let loops = loops - 1
+		    continue    " stop dummy loop
+		    Xpath 'd' . loops
+		endwhile
+		continue	    " continue main loop
+		Xpath 'e' . loops
+	    elseif (loops == 1)
+		let p = 1
+		while p	    " dummy loop
+		    Xpath 'f' . loops
+		    let p = 0
+		    break	    " break dummy loop
+		    Xpath 'g' . loops
+		endwhile
+		Xpath 'h' . loops
+		unlet p
+		break	    " break main loop
+		Xpath 'i' . loops
+	    endif
+	    if (loops > 0)
+		Xpath 'j' . loops
+	    endif
+	    while loops == 3    " dummy loop
+		let loops = loops - 1
+	    endwhile	    " end dummy loop
+	endwhile		    " end main loop
+	Xpath 'k'
+    else
+	Xpath 'l'
+    endif
+    Xpath 'm'
+    if exists("break_err")
+	Xpath 'm'
+	unlet break_err
+    endif
+
+    unlet loops
+
+    call assert_equal('ab3j3b2c2b1f1h1km', g:Xpath)
+endfunc
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 4:   :return							    {{{1
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function! T4_F()
+    if 1
+	Xpath 'a'
+	let loops = 3
+	while loops > 0				"    3:  2:     1:
+	    Xpath 'b' . loops
+	    if (loops == 2)
+		Xpath 'c' . loops
+		return
+		Xpath 'd' . loops
+	    endif
+	    Xpath 'e' . loops
+	    let loops = loops - 1
+	endwhile
+	Xpath 'f'
+    else
+	Xpath 'g'
+    endif
+endfunction
+
+function Test_return()
+    XpathINIT
+    call T4_F()
+    Xpath '4'
+
+    call assert_equal('ab3e3b2c24', g:Xpath)
+endfunction
+
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 5:   :finish							    {{{1
+"
+"	    This test executes the body of the function T4_F from the previous
+"	    test as a script file (:return replaced by :finish).
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function Test_finish()
+    XpathINIT
+    ExecAsScript T4_F
+    Xpath '5'
+
+    call assert_equal('ab3e3b2c25', g:Xpath)
+endfunction
+
+
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 6:   Defining functions in :while loops				    {{{1
+"
+"	     Functions can be defined inside other functions.  An inner function
+"	     gets defined when the outer function is executed.  Functions may
+"	     also be defined inside while loops.  Expressions in braces for
+"	     defining the function name are allowed.
+"
+"	     The functions are defined when sourcing the script, only the
+"	     resulting path is checked in the test function.
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+XpathINIT
+
+" The command CALL collects the argument of all its invocations in "calls"
+" when used from a function (that is, when the global variable "calls" needs
+" the "g:" prefix).  This is to check that the function code is skipped when
+" the function is defined.  For inner functions, do so only if the outer
+" function is not being executed.
+"
+let calls = ""
+com! -nargs=1 CALL
+    	\ if !exists("calls") && !exists("outer") |
+    	\ let g:calls = g:calls . <args> |
+    	\ endif
+
+let i = 0
+while i < 3
+    let i = i + 1
+    if i == 1
+	Xpath 'a'
+	function! F1(arg)
+	    CALL a:arg
+	    let outer = 1
+
+	    let j = 0
+	    while j < 1
+		Xpath 'b'
+		let j = j + 1
+		function! G1(arg)
+		    CALL a:arg
+		endfunction
+		Xpath 'c'
+	    endwhile
+	endfunction
+	Xpath 'd'
+
+	continue
+    endif
+
+    Xpath 'e' . i
+    function! F{i}(i, arg)
+	CALL a:arg
+	let outer = 1
+
+	if a:i == 3
+	    Xpath 'f'
+	endif
+	let k = 0
+	while k < 3
+	    Xpath 'g' . k
+	    let k = k + 1
+	    function! G{a:i}{k}(arg)
+		CALL a:arg
+	    endfunction
+	    Xpath 'h' . k
+	endwhile
+    endfunction
+    Xpath 'i'
+
+endwhile
+
+if exists("*G1")
+    Xpath 'j'
+endif
+if exists("*F1")
+    call F1("F1")
+    if exists("*G1")
+        call G1("G1")
+    endif
+endif
+
+if exists("G21") || exists("G22") || exists("G23")
+    Xpath 'k'
+endif
+if exists("*F2")
+    call F2(2, "F2")
+    if exists("*G21")
+        call G21("G21")
+    endif
+    if exists("*G22")
+        call G22("G22")
+    endif
+    if exists("*G23")
+        call G23("G23")
+    endif
+endif
+
+if exists("G31") || exists("G32") || exists("G33")
+    Xpath 'l'
+endif
+if exists("*F3")
+    call F3(3, "F3")
+    if exists("*G31")
+        call G31("G31")
+    endif
+    if exists("*G32")
+        call G32("G32")
+    endif
+    if exists("*G33")
+        call G33("G33")
+    endif
+endif
+
+Xpath 'm'
+
+let g:test6_result = g:Xpath
+let g:test6_calls = calls
+
+unlet calls
+delfunction F1
+delfunction G1
+delfunction F2
+delfunction G21
+delfunction G22
+delfunction G23
+delfunction G31
+delfunction G32
+delfunction G33
+
+function Test_defining_functions()
+    call assert_equal('ade2ie3ibcg0h1g1h2g2h3fg0h1g1h2g2h3m', g:test6_result)
+    call assert_equal('F1G1F2G21G22G23F3G31G32G33', g:test6_calls)
+endfunc
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Modelines								    {{{1
+" vim: ts=8 sw=4 tw=80 fdm=marker
+" vim: fdt=substitute(substitute(foldtext(),\ '\\%(^+--\\)\\@<=\\(\\s*\\)\\(.\\{-}\\)\:\ \\%(\"\ \\)\\=\\(Test\ \\d*\\)\:\\s*',\ '\\3\ (\\2)\:\ \\1',\ \"\"),\ '\\(Test\\s*\\)\\(\\d\\)\\D\\@=',\ '\\1\ \\2',\ "")
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------