Balto-Slavic languages
The Balto-Slavic language group is a hypothetical group made up of the Baltic and Slavic languages. They are part of this family group because it is claimed by some Germanic and Slavic linguists that these two language groups share some similarities involving the linguistic traits of the two language families.
| Balto-Slavic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: | Eastern, Southern and Northern Europe |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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| Proto-language: | Proto-Balto-Slavic |
| Subdivisions: | |
| 300px Countries where the national language is:
Eastern Slavic Western Slavic Southern Slavic (Eastern) Baltic | |
However, these claims are not universally accepted. Some scholars claim they are two different decendants of the wider Proto-Indo-European (PIE) langauge family.[1]
Distribution
The Balto-Slavic languages are mainly spoken in areas of eastern, northern and southern parts of Europe. The Balto-Slavic languages are daughter languages of the now extinct PIE. There are only two Baltic languages spoken today: Lithuanian and Latvian.
Today
Some of Balto-Slavic languages spoken today:
- Baltic languages
- Latvian (Baltic)
- Lithuanian (Baltic)
- Slavic languages
For a complete list of Balto-Slavic languages, feel free to visit here.
Balto-Slavic Languages Media
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Language tree of the Baltic and Slavic languages in English. * * Languages in red are extinct or dead. * White labels indicate categories / un-attested proto-languages.
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Various schematic sketches of possible alternative Balto-Slavic language relationships; Van Wijk, 1923
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Tree of Balto-Slavic languages
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Area of Balto-Slavic dialect continuum (purple), with proposed material cultures correlating to speakers of Balto-Slavic in the Bronze Age (white); including archaic Slavic hydronyms (red dots).
Related pages
References
- ↑ Klimas, Antanas. "BALTO-SLAVIC OR BALTIC AND SLAVIC? (The Relationship of Baltic and Slavic Languages)". Lituanus. 13–2. Archived from the original on 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-03-20.