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1493:Categories
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1395:Narentines
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1181:Lupiglians
1169:Domazhlici
1140:Sedlichans
1094:Litomerici
999:Neletiches
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732:Circipania
669:Dadosesani
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551:Sieradzans
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231:Lithuanian
203:Dregovichs
162:East Slavs
142:Belarusian
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1323:Sagudates
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332:Vyatichi
322:Tivertsi
245:See also
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154:Полочане
146:Палачане
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364:Dulebes
218:Izborsk
170:Polotsk
150:Russian
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