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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 2
Speaker Count
4,000,000 2
2022 estimate, native speakers.
Status
Living 2
Region
Lithuania 2
Partially Attested
Attested From (Year)
from 1207 2
Earliest recorded single word (the interjection Ba, 24 December 1207, from the chronicle of Henry of Latvia), not a continuous text.
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
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Source Wikipedia: Lithuanian Language

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Source Wikipedia: Lithuanian LanguageLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Lithuanian (Glottolog languoid lith1251)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Lithuanian Language
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  • Lead section
    Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba, pronounced [lʲiəˈtʊvʲuː kɐɫˈbɐ]) is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    lit
  • Infobox: date
    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.
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