What is Balto-Slavic languages?
{{Infobox language family |name=Balto-Slavic |map=Balto Slavic countries.svg |mapcaption=Countries where the national language is: {{legend|#008000|Eastern Slavic}} {{legend|#7CDC87|Western Slavic}} {{legend|#004040|Southern Slavic}} {{legend|#F5BD43|(Eastern) Baltic}} |region=[[Eastern Europe|Eastern]], [[Southern Europe|Southern]] and [[Northern Europe]] |familycolor=Indo-European |protoname=[[Proto-Balto-Slavic language|Proto-Balto-Slavic]] |child1=[[Slavic languages|Slavic]] |child2=[[Baltic languages|Baltic]] |glotto=balt1263 |glottorefname=Balto-Slavic }} The '''Balto-Slavic language''' group is a hypothetical group made up of the [[Baltic languages|Baltic]] and [[Slavic languages]]. They are part of this family group because it is claimed by some Germanic and Slavic linguists that these two language groups share some similarities involving the linguistic traits of the two [[Language family|language families]]. However, these claims are not universally accepted. Some scholars claim they are two different decendants of the wider [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] (PIE) langauge family.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Klimas|first=Antanas|title=BALTO-SLAVIC OR BALTIC AND SLAVIC? (The Relationship of Baltic and Slavic Languages)|url=https://www.lituanus.org/1967/67_2_01Klimas.html|journal=Lituanus|volume=13-2|access-date=2022-03-20|archive-date=2022-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414085559/https://www.lituanus.org/1967/67_2_01Klimas.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Distribution== The Balto-Slavic languages are mainly spoken in areas of eastern, northern and southern parts of [[Europe]]. The Balto-Slavic languages are [[daughter languages]] of the now extinct [[Proto-Indo-European language|PIE]]. There are only two Baltic languages spoken today: Lithuanian and Latvian. ==Today== Some of Balto-Slavic languages spoken today: <!-- There are more then what is shown here. --> * Baltic languages ** [[Latvian language|Latvian]] (Baltic) ** [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] (Baltic) *