Language

Lithuanian

Baltic, Armenian, Albanian, Hellenic and Ancestral Indo-European Languages

Lithuanian is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.

Facts

ISO 639-3 Code

lit 1

Speaker Count

4,000,000 1

2022 estimate, native speakers.

Status

Living 1

Region

Lithuania 1

Partially Attested

Attested From (Year)

from 1207 1

Earliest recorded single word (the interjection Ba, 24 December 1207, from the chronicle of Henry of Latvia), not a continuous text.

Classification

Official Status

Official Language 1

Lithuanian

1 entry

Script Type

Directionality

Script Family (Lineage)

Origin Period Start Year

Influenced

Connections

Source Wikipedia: Lithuanian Language

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Lithuanian Language

Wikimedia Foundation

Lead section
Lithuanian (lietuviu kalba) is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
lit
Infobox, Speakers (Total)
4.0 million native speakers (2022)
Infobox, Speakers (Native speakers)
4.0 million (2022)
Lead section, second sentence
It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union.
History, earliest recorded word
The earliest known recorded Lithuanian word, reported to have been said on 24 December 1207 from the chronicle of Henry of Latvia
Official status, Lithuanian entity page
It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union.
In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
Top family: Indo-European languages; immediate branch: Baltic languages (East Baltic).

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