Yotvingians
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The Yotvingians were a now-extinct Baltic people who lived in the area of present-day northeastern Poland, southwestern Lithuania, and western Belarus, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Western Baltic tribes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yotvingians canonical | 2 |
| Sudovians-Yotvingians | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2896832 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Yotvingians Context triple: [Old Prussians, relatedEthnicGroup, Yotvingians]
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Avars
The Avars are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group primarily inhabiting the mountainous regions of Dagestan and neighboring areas, known for their distinct language, traditional clan structures, and rich cultural heritage.
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B.
Kuyavians
Kuyavians are a Polish ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the historical region of Kuyavia in north-central Poland, known for their distinct folk culture, dialect, and customs.
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C.
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic people who played a major role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and later formed powerful successor kingdoms in parts of Europe.
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D.
Pannonians
Pannonians were an ancient group of Illyrian and Celtic tribes who lived in the Roman province of Pannonia, in the region of modern-day Hungary and surrounding areas.
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E.
Bastarnae
The Bastarnae were an ancient tribal group of mixed Celtic and Germanic (and possibly Sarmatian) origin that inhabited regions north of the Danube and frequently clashed with the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yotvingians Target entity description: The Yotvingians were a now-extinct Baltic people who lived in the area of present-day northeastern Poland, southwestern Lithuania, and western Belarus, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Western Baltic tribes.
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A.
Avars
The Avars are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group primarily inhabiting the mountainous regions of Dagestan and neighboring areas, known for their distinct language, traditional clan structures, and rich cultural heritage.
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B.
Kuyavians
Kuyavians are a Polish ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the historical region of Kuyavia in north-central Poland, known for their distinct folk culture, dialect, and customs.
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C.
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic people who played a major role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and later formed powerful successor kingdoms in parts of Europe.
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D.
Pannonians
Pannonians were an ancient group of Illyrian and Celtic tribes who lived in the Roman province of Pannonia, in the region of modern-day Hungary and surrounding areas.
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E.
Bastarnae
The Bastarnae were an ancient tribal group of mixed Celtic and Germanic (and possibly Sarmatian) origin that inhabited regions north of the Danube and frequently clashed with the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baltic people
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Western Baltic tribe ⓘ extinct ethnic group ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Western Baltic barrow culture ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Belarus
ⓘ
Lithuania ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
barrow cemeteries
ⓘ
cremation burials ⓘ pagan rituals ⓘ |
| culture | Western Baltic culture ⓘ |
| disappearanceCause |
Christianization
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assimilation into neighboring peoples ⓘ military conquest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Baltic peoples ⓘ |
| ethnonymVariant |
Jatvingians
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Sudovians ⓘ Yotvingians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sudovians-Yotvingians
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| fate |
assimilated
ⓘ
extinct as a distinct people ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Polish medieval documents
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Teutonic Order documents ⓘ medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| language | Yotvingian language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Baltic languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | extinct language ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Western Baltic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Poland
ⓘ
southwestern Lithuania ⓘ Western Belarus ⓘ
surface form:
western Belarus
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| neighbor |
Lithuanians
ⓘ
Old Prussians ⓘ Rusyns ⓘ
surface form:
Ruthenians
|
| opponent |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Kingdom of Poland ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic Sea region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
|
| region |
Dainava
ⓘ
Ostland ⓘ
surface form:
Sudovia
|
| relatedTo |
Curonians
ⓘ
Latvians ⓘ
surface form:
Latgalians
Lithuanians ⓘ Old Prussians ⓘ |
| religion | Baltic paganism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Baltic peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Balts
|
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
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early second millennium CE ⓘ |
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Subject: Yotvingians Description of subject: The Yotvingians were a now-extinct Baltic people who lived in the area of present-day northeastern Poland, southwestern Lithuania, and western Belarus, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Western Baltic tribes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.