Baltic languages
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.[1]
| Baltic | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Balts |
| Geographic distribution: | Northern Europe |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions: |
Western Baltic †
Eastern Baltic
Dnieper Baltic †
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| ISO 639-5: | bat |
Branches
There are three branches of Baltic languages, two of which are extinct.[1]
Western Baltic languages †
Extinct languages
- Selonian †
- Semigallian †
- Old Curonian (sometimes considered Western Baltic) †
Eastern Baltic languages
- Latvian (~2.2 million speakers, whereof ~1.75 million native speakers, 0.5 million second language speakers)
- Lithuanian (~3 million native speakers)
- Latgalian (150,000–200,000 speakers)
Dnieper Baltic languages †
- (Eastern) Galindian (the language of the Eastern Galindians, also known by its name in Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).) †[2][better source needed]
Baltic Languages Media
Distribution of the Baltic languages in the Baltic (simplified)
Map of the area of distribution of Baltic hydronyms.
Various schematic sketches of possible Balto-Slavic language relationships.
The epigram of Basel – oldest known inscription in Prussian language and Baltic language in general, middle of 14th c
Place of Baltic languages according to Wolfgang P. Schmid, 1977.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
- Endzelīns, Jānis (1972). Jānis Endzelīns' comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages. Walter de Gruyter. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Benjamins B.V., John (2001). Circum-Baltic Languages. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Holvoet, Axel (2011). "1: The Baltic Languages". The Languages and Linguistics of Europe. De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9783110220261.3. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- "Baltic languages | History, Characteristics & Classification". Britannica. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- "Baltic Languages". ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ Dini, P.U. (2000). Baltų kalbos. Lyginamoji istorija. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. p. 61. ISBN 5-420-01444-0.
