Baltic and Finnic linguistic relations reflected in geolinguistic studies of the Baltic languages

The article provides insight into the reflection of Baltic and Finnic language contacts in geolinguistic studies of the Baltic languages. These contacts have a rather long history, and are particularly intense between the Latvian language and Finnic languages (especially Livonian and Estonian). In Lithuanian, Finnic borrowings have mostly appeared through Latvian, and fall into the dialectal Lithuanian vocabulary. The analysed material makes it possible to distinguish several areas of Finnic influences in Latvian sub-dialects. They are as follows: 1) the territory of the Livonian dialect which originated from Latvian-Livonian contact; 2) the sub-dialects along the Estonian border; 3) the sub-dialects around Gulbene and Alūksne; 4) the territory of the krieviņi (descendants of people who spoke Votic) in the Zemgale region; and 5) the sub-dialects in the Latgale region around Ludza. Geolinguistic research on language contacts may be helpful in solving certain problems of ethnic history. Kokkuvote. Anna Stafecka: Balti ja laanemeresoome keelesuhete kajastus balti keelte geolingvistilistes uurimustes. Artikkel esitab ulevaate balti ja laanemeresoome keelesuhete kajastamisest balti keelte geolingvistilistes uurimustes. Neil kontaktidel on kullaltki pikk ajalugu ja need on eriti tugevad lati ja laanemeresoome keelte (eriti liivi ja eesti keele) vahel. Leedu keelde on laanemeresoome laenud saadud peamiselt lati keele vahendusel ja need kuuluvad leedu murdesonavarasse. Analuusitud materjal voimaldab eristada Lati murrakutes mitut laanemeresoome mojupiirkonda: 1) lati-liivi kontaktide mojul kujunenud liiviparase murde ala; 2) Eesti piiri aarsed murrakud; 3) Gulbene ja Alūksne umbruse murrakud; 4) kreevinite (vadja keele konelejate jarglaste) ala Zemgales ja 5) Ludza umbruse murrakud Latgales. Keelekontaktide geolingvistiline uurimine voib kaasa aidata etnilise ajaloo kusimuste lahendamisele. Marksonad : dialektoloogia, geolingvistika, balti-laanemeresoome keelekontaktid, murdeatlased