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Prussian

Prūsiskan

Prussian was an Indo-European language once spoken in Poland.

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Prussian · 52.4°N 14.8°E

Old Prussian was a West Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European languages, which was once spoken by the Old Prussians, the Baltic peoples of the Prussian region. The language is called Old Prussian to avoid confusion with the German dialects of Low Prussian and High Prussian and with the adjective Prussian as it relates to the later German state. Old Prussian began to be written down in the Latin alphabet in about the 13th century, and a small amount of literature in the language survives. As of 2021, there has been a revival movement of Old Prussian, and there are families which use Old Prussian as their first language.

From Wikipedia · Old Prussian language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Prussian

MeaningWordRomanization
fathertāws
childmalnīks
manwīrs
womangenno
eyeackis
earāuss
heartseyr
headgallū
liverjaknā
waterwundan
firepanno
starlauxnos
skydangus
rainaglo
snowsnaygis
windwetro
riverapē
seajūris
treegarian
dogSunis
catkato
fishzuks
birdpippelis
cowklente
oneains
hundredsīmtan
Ias
dieaulaūtwei
comeperēitwei
milkdaddan

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