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[[Image:Cmentarzysko Jacwingow, Suwalszczyzna, Aug 2004 B.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The biggest Yotvingian [[kurhan]] in the area of Suwałki]] |
[[Image:Cmentarzysko Jacwingow, Suwalszczyzna, Aug 2004 B.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The biggest Yotvingian [[kurhan]] in the area of Suwałki]] |
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'''Yotvingians''' or '''Sudovians''' (also called '''Suduvians''', '''Jatvians''', or '''Jatvingians''' in English) ({{lang-lt|Jotvingiai, Sūduviai}}; {{lang-lv|Jatvingi}}; {{lang-pl|Jaćwingowie}}, {{lang-be|Яцьвягі}}) were a [[Balts|Baltic]] people with close cultural ties to the Lithuanians and Prussians. The [[Sudovian language|Yotvingian language]] (''Sudovian'') was a Western [[Baltic language]] nearest to [[Prussian language|Prussian]], but with small variations. |
'''Yotvingians''' or '''Sudovians''' (also called '''Suduvians''', '''Jatvians''', or '''Jatvingians''' in English) ({{lang-lt|Jotvingiai, Sūduviai}}; {{lang-lv|Jatvingi}}; {{lang-pl|Jaćwingowie}}, {{lang-be|Яцьвягі}}) were a [[Balts|Baltic]] people with close cultural ties to the Lithuanians and Prussians. The [[Sudovian language|Yotvingian language]] (sometimes called ''Sudovian'') was a Western [[Baltic language]] nearest to [[Prussian language|Prussian]], but with small variations. |
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Yotvingians lived in the area of Sudovia and [[Dainava]] ([[Yotvingia]]); south west from the upper [[Neman River|Neman]], between [[Marijampolė]], [[Merkinė]] ([[Lithuania]]), [[Slonim]], [[Kobrin]] ([[Belarus]]), [[Białystok]], and [[Ełk, Poland|Ełk]] ([[Poland]]). |
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Today this area corresponds mostly to the [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]] of [[Poland]], portions of [[Lithuania]] and a part of [[Hrodna Province]] of [[Belarus]]. |
Today this area corresponds mostly to the [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]] of [[Poland]], portions of [[Lithuania]] and a part of [[Hrodna Province]] of [[Belarus]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.suduva.com/virdainas/ English-Sudovian (Yotvingian) dictionary] |
* [http://www.suduva.com/virdainas/ English-Sudovian (Yotvingian) dictionary] |
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*[http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:e3NfRHojAqsJ:www.vaidilute.com/books/gimbutas/gimbutas-01.html+tributary+prussia&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us Maps, Lingual and Historical information] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 12:29, 19 October 2008
Yotvingians or Sudovians (also called Suduvians, Jatvians, or Jatvingians in English) (Template:Lang-lt; Template:Lang-lv; Template:Lang-pl, Template:Lang-be) were a Baltic people with close cultural ties to the Lithuanians and Prussians. The Yotvingian language (sometimes called Sudovian) was a Western Baltic language nearest to Prussian, but with small variations.
Yotvingians lived in the area of Sudovia and Dainava (Yotvingia); south west from the upper Neman, between Marijampolė, Merkinė (Lithuania), Slonim, Kobrin (Belarus), Białystok, and Ełk (Poland).
Today this area corresponds mostly to the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland, portions of Lithuania and a part of Hrodna Province of Belarus.
Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD called the people Sudinoi.
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