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Lithuanian language

NameLithuanian
Nativenamelietuvių kalba
StatesLithuania
RegionEurope
Speakers3.2 million (Lithuania)
500,000 (Abroad)
4 million (Worldwide)
Iso1lt
Iso2lit
Iso3lit
Lingua54-AAA-a
FamilycolorIndo-European
Fam1Indo-European
Fam2Baltic
Fam3Eastern Baltic
Dia1Samogitian
ScriptLatin (Lithuanian variant)
NationLithuania
European Union
MinorityPoland
AgencyCommission of the Lithuanian Language
NoticeIPA

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Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they are not mutually intelligible. It is written in an adapted version of the Roman script. The Lithuanian language is believed to be the most conservative living Indo-European language, retaining many features of Proto Indo-European now lost in other Indo-European languages.


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