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How many people in Eastern Europe speak Latvian and Lithuanian?

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The principal ones are Latvian (or Lettish) and Lithuanian (together native to about 6.5 million people in Eastern Europe) and Old Prussian (which ceased to be a living language during the 17th cent.).

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