Semigallian (extinct language)
E617077
Semigallian was an extinct Eastern Baltic language once spoken by the Semigallian people in what is now Latvia and northern Lithuania.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semigallian | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Baltic language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Zemgalian ⓘ |
| attestation | fragmentary ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
medieval chronicles
ⓘ
personal names ⓘ place names ⓘ |
| classificationCertainty | well established as Eastern Baltic ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Latgalian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latvian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | very limited ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| extinctionApproximate | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| extinctionBeforeCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Baltic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Semigallia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | semi1277 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Semigallian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Semigallians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticEvidenceType |
historical descriptions
ⓘ
onomastic evidence ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latvian dialects
ⓘ
toponymy in Latvia ⓘ toponymy in northern Lithuania ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO6393 | none ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Eastern Baltic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo |
Latvian
ⓘ
Lithuanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Semigallians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith |
Latgalian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samogitian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Baltic tribes ⓘ |
| possibleSubstrateIn |
Central Latvian dialects
ⓘ
place names of Zemgale region ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | poorly reconstructed ⓘ |
| regionNowInCountry |
Latvia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lithuanian
ⓘ
Old Prussian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInPastBy | Semigallians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInPastIn |
Latvia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Baltic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-European languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no native writing system attested ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.