Re: Interpreting some Scythian names

On 2009-01-05 14:54, Aigius wrote:

> Yes, Zhemaitian (Samogitian) dialect have West Baltic substratum,
> especially Zhemaichiai Dounininkai dialect (Telshiai and Skuodas towns
> in North West of Lithuania). Also, Latvian language have very much of
> West Baltic substratum. It is so, because Curonians and even maybe
> Semigalians were West Balts.

The status of Curonian, Zemgalian and Selonian is unclear. Some regard
them as East Baltin, some as West Baltic, some as "transitional", while
Henning Andersen refers to them (and their shared features) as
"Northwest Baltic", not claiming it to be necessarily a genetic grouping
but, rather, a geographical label.

Piotr