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For the extinct Baltic tribe, see Curonians.
Kursenieki
Total population
unknown
Regions with significant populations
Lithuania, Germany, Poland
Languages
Kursenieki language
Religion
Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Latvians, Prussian Lithuanians, Lithuanians
The Kursenieki (Latvian: kursenieki, German: Kuren – 'Curonians', Lithuanian: kuršininkai, kuršiai) are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living along the Curonian Spit. "Kuršiai" refers only to inhabitants of Lithuania and former East Prussia that speak a southwestern dialect of Latvian. Some autochthonous inhabitants of Šventoji in Lithuania call themselves "kuršiai" as well.[1]
^"Lietuvis sauc mumis kuršininkās. Mes esam ne latviai, o kuršininkai" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (in Lithuanian), tr.: "Lithuanian calls us Curonians, we are not Latvians, we are Curonians".
The Kursenieki (Latvian: kursenieki, German: Kuren – 'Curonians', Lithuanian: kuršininkai, kuršiai) are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living along...
primarily by Kursenieki, with a significant German minority in the south and a Lithuanian minority in the north. The population of Kursenieki eventually...
development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, should be considered varieties...
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The Kursenieki are also sometimes known as Curonians. The Curonians or Kurs (Latvian: kurši; Lithuanian: kuršiai) were a medieval Baltic tribe living on...
Masurians (248,000 in 1905), Lithuanians (101,500 in 1905), Walloons, Czechs, Kursenieki, and Sorbs. The area of Greater Poland, where the Polish nation had originated...
Kantvainiai (German: Kantwaggen – today part of Priekulė) and were of Kursenieki origin. Kant was baptized as Emanuel and later changed the spelling of...
although High Prussian was spoken in Warmia. The numbers of Masurians, Kursenieki and Prussian Lithuanians decreased over time due to the process of Germanization...
Ducal Prussia. The surrounding area was inhabited by Poles, Germans and Kursenieki. Following the First Partition of Poland, the territory formed part of...
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Poles (Warmians, Masurians, and Powiślans), Prussian Lithuanians, and Kursenieki Lauenburg and Bütow Land and former Starostwo of Draheim under intensified...
covers the easternmost part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. While today the Kursenieki, also known as Kuršininkai are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living...
(they live in seven villages between Kuldīga and Aizpute in Courland) Kursenieki (although they adopted a Latvian dialect, with Curonian substrate, they...
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93 km², and the only lake of marine origin in Lithuania. While today the Kursenieki, also known as Kuršininkai are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living...
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