(1) Yet, some language families--i.e., Basque, Finnic (including Lappish), and Semitic (Maltese)--have distant genetic relationships with their geographic neighbors.
Livonian
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the one hand, the desire to preserve languages and their cultural heritage is a highly commendable endeavour — it is the reason why languages such as Manx, Livonian and Cornish have been brought back from the brink of extinction.