Lithuanian
A language of Lithuania
| Population | 2,960,000 in Lithuania (1998). Population total all countries: 3,154,180. |
| Region | Widespread. Also in Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Poland, Russian Federation (Europe), Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan. |
| Alternate names | Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy |
| Dialects | Aukshtaitish (Aukshtaichiai, Aukstaitiskai, Highland Lithuanian), Dzukish (Dzukiskai), Shamaitish (Samogitian, Zhemaitish, Zemaitis, Zemaitiskai, Zemachiai, Lowland Lithuanian), Suvalkietiskai. Aukstaitiskai easily understand Suvalkai, Dzukai with some difficulty, and vice versa; Zemaitiskai difficult for others to understand. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Baltic, Eastern |
| Language use | Official language. All domains. All ages. Some have reserved attitudes toward Russian and Polish [pol]. Also use Russian or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 99%. Fully developed. Bible: 1735–1998. |
| Writing system | Gothic script, no longer in use. Latin script. |
| Comments | Postpositions; genitives, relatives after noun heads. Christian, Muslim (Tatar). |
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