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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.
- Eastern Baltic
East Baltic. The East Baltic languages are a group of...
- Western Baltic
It is argued to be either West Baltic with significant East...
- Proto-Baltic
Proto-Baltic (PB, PBl, Common Baltic) is the unattested,...
- Curonian
Classification. Curonian was an Indo-European language of...
- Dnieper Balts
Map of the Dnieper river basin. The Dnieper Balts were a...
- Eastern Baltic
Eastern Baltic languages. Latvian (~2.2 million speakers, whereof ~1.75 million native speakers, 0.5 million second language speakers) Latgalian (150,000–200,000 speakers) Lithuanian (~3 million native speakers) Selonian †. Semigallian †. Old Curonian (sometimes considered Western Baltic) †.
- Western Baltic †, Eastern Baltic, Dnieper Baltic †
- Northern Europe
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The Eastern Baltic languages are a group of languages that along with the extinct Western Baltic languages belong to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. The Eastern Baltic branch has only two living languages— Latvian and Lithuanian. [1] In some cases, Latgalian and Samogitian are also considered to be separate languages ...
t. e. The Balto-Slavic languages form a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, traditionally comprising the Baltic and Slavic languages. Baltic and Slavic languages share several linguistic traits not found in any other Indo-European branch, [1] which points to a period of common development and origin.
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Summarize this article for a 10 year old. 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 ...
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Baltic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. The Indo-European subfamily to which the Baltic languages appear to be closest is the Slavic. Because of this, some linguists regard Baltic and Slavic as branches of a single Balto-Slavic division of the Indo-European family.
