Curonian language

This article is about Curonian language. For the language spoken at the Curonian Spit, see Kursenieki language.
Old Curonian
Native toLatvia, Lithuania, Germany (historically)
Extinct16th century[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xcu
xcu
Glottologcuro1234
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[2]: 291–293 [1] and northwestern Lithuania[3]).

  1. ^ a b Haarmann, Harald (2002). "Kurisch" [Curonian]. In Miloš Okuka (ed.). Wieser-Enzyklopädie des Europäischen Ostens (in German). Vol. 10. Klagenfurt/Vienna, Austria: Wieser. p. 957. ISBN 3-85129-510-2. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  2. ^ Dini, Pietro U. (2014). Foundations of Baltic languages. Translated by Richardson, Milda B.; Richardson, Robert E. Vilnius: Vilniaus universitetas. ISBN 978-609-437-263-6.
  3. ^ "Kuršiai" [Curonians] (in Lithuanian). Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 8 November 2023.