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The Baltic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively or as a second language by a population of about 6.5–7.0 million people [1] [2] mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Europe. Together with the Slavic languages, they form the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European family.
- Latgalian
Latgalian (latgalīšu volūda, Latvian: latgaliešu valoda) is...
- False Friends
Definition and origin. False friends are bilingual...
- Prussian Language
Old Prussian was a West Baltic language belonging to the...
- Samogitian
Samogitian (endonym: žemaitiu kalba or sometimes žemaitiu...
- Balto-Slavic
The Slavic languages reflect well the thematic verbs of the...
- Dacian–Baltic Connection
Dacian (/ ˈ d eɪ ʃ ə n /) is an extinct language generally...
- Latgalian
The East Baltic branch has only four living languages—Latvian, Latgalian, Lithuanian, and Samogitian. It also includes now-extinct Selonian, Semigallian, and possibly Old Curonian. Lithuanian is the most-spoken East Baltic language, with more than 3 million speakers worldwide, followed by Latvian, with 1.75 million native speakers, then ...
Baltic languages, group of Indo-European languages that includes modern Latvian and Lithuanian, spoken on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, and the extinct Old Prussian, Yotvingian, Curonian, Selonian, and Semigallian languages.
The Baltic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively or as a second language by a population of about 6.5–7.0 million people mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Europe. Together with the Slavic languages, they form the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European family.
The Baltic languages are part of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. Baltic languages are mostly spoken in the Baltics, around the Baltic sea. Branches. There are three branches of Baltic languages. Two are extinct . Western Baltic languages †. (Western) Galindian †. Old Prussian †. Sudovian ( Yotvingian) †.
- Western Baltic †, Eastern Baltic, Dnieper Baltic †
- Northern Europe
The West Baltic languages are a group of extinct Baltic languages that were spoken by West Baltic peoples. West Baltic is one of the two primary branches of Baltic languages, along with East Baltic. It includes Old Prussian, Sudovian, West Galindian, possibly Skalvian and Old Curonian. [1] : 33 [2] Attestation.
Baltic languages, Branch of the Indo-European language family that includes three attested languages, Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian. They were or are spoken along the eastern and southeastern shore and hinterlands of the Baltic Sea.