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West Baltic

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The West Baltic languages are a group of extinct Baltic languages spoken by West Baltic peoples. West Baltic is one of the two primary branches of the Baltic languages, together with East Baltic. It includes Old Prussian, Sudovian, West Galindian, and, in some classifications, Pomeranian Baltic, Skalvian and Old Curonian.

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Region
Western Baltic region, northeast Central Europe 1
Speaker Count
0 1
Sources
1. West Baltic languages (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution
    In the northeast of Central Europe, western parts of Baltic region
  • Lead section
    Many West Baltic languages went extinct in the 16th century while Old Prussian ceased to be spoken in the early 18th century.
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