Poles closer to Latvians and Estonians or to Slovenians ?

[Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić]

culture, history, phenotype, mentally, genetics etc.

[Satem]

Closer to Latvians and Estonians in case of history and phenotypes imo

[Peterski]

I voted based on genetics alone.

K36 Genetic Similarity Map results:

Me - Slovenia 80, Latvia 72, Estonia 71
My father - Slovenia 80, Estonia 72, Latvia 71
My mother - Slovenia 79, Latvia 75, Estonia 73
My grandma - Slovenia 79, Latvia 74, Estonia 71
My cousin - Slovenia 74, Estonia 72, Latvia 72

Father's map:



Cousin's map:



Edit:

Based on history alone, to Latvians. People quickly forget about history:

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...thuanian-Union

[Peterski]

For comparison a North-Eastern Pole:

NE Pole - Latvia 88, Estonia 74, Slovenia 68



^^^ His ancestry is from this region:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilno_...39)#Population

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Edit:

See also "The Forgotten Minority: Latvia's Poles":

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...Latvia-s-Poles

"Polish Corner" in southern Latvia:

After WW1 the largest % of Poles was in six municipalities/communes and one town to the south of Daugava River:

The size of this area is around 1500 square kilometers:



^^^
Share of ethnic Poles in that area in 1919-1920 was between 1/3 and 1/2 of the population, depending on source:

http://bc.wbp.lublin.pl/dlibra/plain-content?id=10954

http://kpbc.umk.pl/Content/51727/zblizenia6.pdf

1) According to the Polish census of 1919:

Commune	Poles	%	Belarusians	%	Latvians	%	Russians	%	Jews	%	others	%	Total
Borne	2084	98.6%	9	0.4%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	21	1%	2114
Saliena	1259	36.6%	1118	32.5%	759	22.1%	254	7.4%	4	0.1%	43	1.3%	3437
Silene	1510	55.1%	81	3%	367	13.4%	743	27.1%	0	0%	41	1.5%	2742
Skrudaliena	1250	45.5%	0	0%	152	5.5%	1330	48.4%	18	0.7%	0	0%	2750
Demene	1222	70.7%	37	2.1%	51	3%	419	24.2%	0	0%	0	0%	1729
Kalkuni	1882	41%	28	0.6%	67	1.4%	2322	50.6%	112	2.4%	177	3.9%	4588
Town Griva	647	38.7%	18	1.1%	42	2.5%	877	52.4%	89	5.3%	0	0%	1673
TOTAL	9854	51.8%	1273	6.7%	1438	7.6%	5945	31.2%	223	1.2%	282	1.5%	19033

2) According to the Latvian census of 1920:

Commune	Poles	%	Belarusians	%	Latvians	%	Russians	%	Jews	%	others	%	Total
Borne	583	28.1%	1054	50.7%	307	14.8%	56	2.7%	30	1%	47	2.7%	2077
Saliena	1085	32.2%	217	6.4%	789	23.4%	1233	36.6%	0	0%	44	1.4%	3368
Silene	770	27.6%	791	28.3%	172	6.2%	805	28.8%	244	8.7%	9	0.4%	2791
Skrudaliena	1167	40.5%	214	7.4%	179	6.2%	1295	44.9%	21	0.7%	8	0.3%	2884
Demene	663	38%	559	32%	75	4.3%	421	24.1%	5	0.3%	24	1.3%	1747
Kalkuni	1853	36.9%	180	3.6%	180	3.6%	2102	41.8%	23	0.5%	687	13.7%	5025
Town Griva	855	34.8%	0	0%	49	2%	1332	54.2%	161	6.6%	61	2.4%	2458
TOTAL	6976	34.3%	3015	14.8%	1751	8.6%	7244	35.6%	484	2.4%	880	4.3%	20350

Even the census of 1989 revealed still significant percentages of ethnic Polish population in this area, namely: in Sventes (Swenten) 32.2%, Demenes (Demeń) 29.4%, Medumu (Medum) 24.6%, Laukezes (Łankiesy) 24.2%, Salienas (Sołonaj) 22.0%, Taboras (Tabor) 19.8%, Lidumnieku (Liduminek) 18.0%, Vecealienas (Stary Sołonaj) 17.6%, Kalkune (Kałkuny) 17.6%) and in Skrudelienas (Skrudelino) 17.2%.

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Regions of Latvia, ethnic Polish minority traditionally inhabits Latgale and Selonia:

http://www.inne-jezyki.amu.edu.pl/Fr...uage/Details/1



Check:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Livonia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_...and_Semigallia

[Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić]

Poland both Central European and Baltic country.

[Ayetooey]

Latvians and Estonians.

[Cumansky]

None of the above.

[Ülev]

"Baltic" mentality

[Cumansky]

But it really depend the Pole you asking..

[Cumansky]

To be honest with you Slovenes and some Balts aren't that much different genetically.