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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.
The examples of previously discussed factors reveal that Slavic and Baltic languages "had put an emphasis" on different ways of reorganization, and used various [linguistic] tools irregularly; all changes despite their similarities in Baltic and Slavic languages are independent processes, which have a different basis and consequences.
Old East Slavic, developed into modern East Slavic languages. Old Ruthenian. Polabian language. Pomeranian language, only Kashubian remains as a living dialect. South Slavic dialects used in medieval Greece. Baltic. Curonian. Old Prussian. Galindan.
Slavic languages. Political map of Europe with countries where a Slavic language is a national language. The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are a group of languages belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. Initially spoken by the Slavic peoples of Eurasia during the Early Middle Ages ...
Lithuanian (endonym: lietuvių kalba, pronounced [lʲiəˈtʊvʲuː kɐɫˈbɐ]) is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union.
Latvian (endonym: latviešu valoda, pronounced [ˈlatviɛʃu ˈvaluɔda]), [3] also known as Lettish, [4] is an East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It belongs to the Baltic subbranch of the Balto-Slavic branch of the family and it is spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official ...
The East Baltic branch primarily consists of two extant languages— Latvian and Lithuanian. Occasionally, Latgalian and Samogitian are viewed as distinct languages, though they are traditionally regarded as dialects. [1][2] It also includes now-extinct Selonian, Semigallian, and possibly Old Curonian. [3]
Balti (Nastaʿlīq script: بلتی, Tibetan script: སྦལ་ཏི།, Wylie: sbal ti) is a Tibetic language natively spoken by the ethnic Balti people in the Baltistan region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Nubra Valley of the Leh district and in the Kargil district of Ladakh, India. [2] The language differs from Standard Tibetan; many ...