In Lithuanian literature and language, which extinct Baltic language is documented in sixteenth-century catechisms and toponyms before dying out around 1700?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Old Prussian (senprūsių kalba)
- Step 1: Old Prussian was a West Baltic language that died out in the early 18th century after Germanization, leaving vital catechism texts. Answer: Old Prussian (senprūsių kalba). Why not the others: Yotvingian and Curonian left minimal written records beyond personal names and loanwords.
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