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The Baltic peoples consisted of several tribes. Some of these, such as the Old Prussians, no longer exist independently. Lithuania and Latvia are modern nations formed by Baltic peoples.

The languages of the Balts are called Baltic languages and are members of the Indo-European language family. Those languages are Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian and Curonian.

1 Baltic peoples and tribes

• Lithuanians
• Latvians (Letts)
• Prussians
• Samogitians
• Semigallians
• YotvingiansYotvingians (Jotvingiai, Polish Jacwingowie) is one of the extinct Baltic tribes. Yotvingian culture and language (called Yotvingian or Sudovian is closest to Prussian. They lived in the areas of Sudovia and Jacwiez (in Polish language; Suduva, Jotva in L
• SeloniansSelonians were a tribe of Baltic peoples that are now extinct. The Selonians lived until the 15th century in Eastern Latvia and North-Eastern Lithuania. See also: Selonian language Baltic peoples.
• CuroniansThe Curonians is one of the extinct Baltic tribes that later formed the Latvian nation. They lived in Courland, actually the Latvian province of Kurzeme. In ancient and medieval times, the Curonians were named of kursi, and were known as fierce warriors,
• Nadruvians
• Skalvians

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Balts (Balten) is also the name by Baltic GermansThe Baltic Germans calling themselves Balts and occasionally referred to as German Balts Baltendeutsche, Balten and Deutschbalten respectively), were the ethnically German inhabitants of that area on the Eastern shore of the Baltic Sea which forms today t generally call themselves.