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Mythologies of the Samogitian Tribe

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Samogitians  are the inhabitants of Samogitia , an ethnographic region of Lithuania . Many speak the Samogitian language , which in Lithuania is mostly considered a dialect of the Lithuanian language together with the Aukštaitian dialect .  The Samogitian language differs the most from the standard Lithuanian language.  Whether Samogitians are considered to be a distinct ethnic group or merely a subset of Lithuanians varies. However, 2,169 people declared their ethnicity as Samogitian during the Lithuanian census of 2011, of whom 53.9% live in Telšiai County .  The political recognition and cultural understanding of the Samogitian ethnicity has, however, changed drastically throughout the last few centuries as 448,022 people declared themselves Samogitians, not Lithuanians, in the 1897 Russian Empire census .  On 13 July 1260, the Samogitians decisively defeated the joint forces of the Teutonic Knights from Prussia and Livonian Order from Livonia in t...
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Mythologies of the Cantonese Tribes

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  The Cantonese tribes ( 廣府人 ; 广府人 ; gwong2 fu2 jan4 ; Gwóngfú Yàhn ) or Yue people ( 粵人 ; 粤人 ; jyut6 jan4 ; Yuht Yàhn ), are a Han Chinese subgroup and ethnic group originating from Guangzhou and its satellite cities and towns (as well as Hong Kong and Macau ), who natively speak the Cantonese language . [ 2 ] In a more general sense, "Cantonese people" can refer to any Han Chinese originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (collectively known as Liangguang ), or it may refer to the inhabitants of Guangdong province alone.  Historically centered around Guangzhou and the surrounding Pearl River Delta , the Cantonese people established the Cantonese language as the dominant one in Hong Kong and Macau during their 19th century migrations within the times of the British and Portuguese colonial eras respectively. Cantonese remains today as a majority language in Guangdong and Guangxi, despite the increasing influence of Mandarin....
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