Balto-Slavic peoples

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Countries inhabited by Balto-Slavic peoplesorange - Baltslight green - West Slavsdark green - East Slavsblack - South Slavs
Countries inhabited by Balto-Slavic peoples
orange - Balts
light green - West Slavs
dark green - East Slavs
black - South Slavs

The hypothetical term Balto-Slavic peoples is used[1] to describe the peoples speaking Baltic and Slavic languages.

[edit] Peoples

Balto-Slavic peoples are divided into two groups - Baltic (including Lithuanians and Latvians) and Slavic, which is further divided into three subgroups: East Slavic (including Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians), West Slavic (including Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks), and South Slavic (including Slovenians, Croats, Bosniaks, Serbs, Montenegrins, Macedonians, and Bulgarians).

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[edit] References

  1. ^ April M. S. McMahon Understanding Language Change, Cambridge University Press 1994, page 3