LatviaVēsture un kultūra 136 · Latvian history and culture
Which of these ancient peoples was not a Baltic people but a Baltic-Finnic (Finno-Ugric) one?
In the exam (Latvian)
Kura no šīm senajām tautām nebija baltu, bet gan Baltijas somu (somugru) tauta?
- athe LivonianslībiešiCorrect answer
- bthe Curonianskurši
- cthe Semigallianszemgaļi
Why?
The Livonians spoke a Baltic-Finnic language, like the Estonians. The Curonians and the Semigallians were Baltic tribes, ancestors of the Latvians.
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From the name of which ancient tribe is the word “Latvians” (latvieši) believed to have come?Correct answer:the Latgalians
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