Curonian

extinct language spoken by the Curonians

Key facts

Native to: Latvia , Lithuania , Germany (historically)
Extinct: 16th century
Language family: Indo-European Balto-Slavic Baltic ? East or West Baltic Old Curonian
Iso 639 3: xcu
Glottolog: curo1234

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number of speakers, writers, or signers: 0
exact match: data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-493753958
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1600-00-00

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Distribution of the Baltic tribes, circa 1200 CE (boundaries are approximate)

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).