The Curonian language ( German : Kurisch ; Latvian : kuršu valoda ; Lithuanian : kuršių kalba ), or Old Curonian , was a Baltic language spoken by the Curonians , a Baltic tribe who inhabited Courland (now western Latvia and northwestern Lithuania ).
4-414: Curonian may refer to: Curonian language Curonians , or Kurs, a Baltic tribe in present-day western Latvia and Lithuania from Curonia , Latin for Courland See also [ edit ] Curonian Lagoon Curonian Spit / Courish Spit Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-754: The Latvian and Lithuanian, namely the Samogitian dialect . No written documents in this language are known, but some ancient Lithuanian texts from western regions show some Curonian influence. According to Lithuanian linguist Zigmas Zinkevičius , long and intense Curonian–Lithuanian bilingualism existed. There are only few onomastics in the region considered to have been inhabited by the Curonians. There are attested names of Curonian noblemen such as: Lammekinus [ lv ; lt ] , Veltūnas , Reiginas , Tvertikis , Saveidis . Additionally,
12-511: The title Curonian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curonian&oldid=952304182 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Curonian language Curonian
16-1011: Was an Indo-European language of the Baltic branch, as proven by Jānis Endzelīns . Curonian's relation to other Baltic languages is unclear: Old Curonian disappeared in the course of the 16th century. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the Baltic states saw a revival of scientific and cultural interest in extinct Baltic languages and tribes, including Yotvingian , Curonian, and Old Prussian . Samogitian words such as kuisis (mosquito), pylė (duck), blezdinga (swallow), cyrulis (skylark), zuikis (hare), kūlis (stone), purvs (marsh), and pūrai (winter wheat) are considered to be of Curonian origin. Further words show similarities with Old Prussian: * kela and Old Prussian : kelan compared to Lithuanian : rãtas , Latvian : rats , all meaning wheel. Curonian left substrata in western dialects of
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