Selonian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Selonian
Type:
Language
Alternate Name:
Selian
Code:
sxl
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Baltic; Lettische Sprachen; litauische (balt)
Brief Description:
An extinct language of Latvia and Lithuania. It was spoken by the Eastern Baltic tribe of the Selonians, who until the 15th century lived in Selonia, a territory in South Eastern Latvia and North Eastern Lithuania. Survived until 16th century.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct

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