Ethnologue

Samogitian

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Lowland Lithuanian, Zhemaitish, Žemaičiai, Žemaičių, Žemaitiškai, Žemaitis

Autonym

Žemaitiu

Population

500,000 (2009 A. Udovice).

Location

Taurages, Telsiu and Klaipedos counties.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Closely related to Lithuanian [lit].

Language Use

Also use Lithuanian [lit].

Language Development

Literature. Periodicals. Radio.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].