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divide the Lithuanian ethnos into three cultural groups - Samogitians (Western), Aukstaitians (Central) and Lithuanians (Eastern). Traditionally, the Samogitian tribe is included within the broader Lithuanian ethnos as suggested by historical accounts, dividing Lithuania into two parts - Austechia (Aukstaitija) and Samogitia (Zemaitija)^:1 - but their origins are a subject of ongoing debate. Linguist Jurate Sofija Lauciute argues

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