Language
Languages of Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania, Lietuvos Respublika. 3,369,600. National or official language: Lithuanian. 26,173 square miles. Literacy rate: 99%. Also includes Belarusan (63,000), Eastern Yiddish, Latvian (5,000), Polish (258,000), Russian (344,000), Tatar (5,100), Ukrainian (45,000). The number of languages listed for Lithuania is 4. Of those, all are living languages.
Karaim
[kdr] 3 (2000). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Lithuania. Alternate names: Karaite. Dialects: Eastern Karaim, Northwestern Karaim, Trakay, Galits. Close to Karachay and Kumyk. Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Western, Ponto-Caspian Nearly extinct.
Lithuanian
[lit] 2,955,200 in Lithuania (1998). Population includes 3,460 Tatar. Population total all countries: 3,125,281. Throughout the country. Also spoken in Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Poland, Russia (Europe), Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan. Alternate names: Lietuviskai, Lietuvi, Litovskiy, Litewski, Litauische. Dialects: Aukshtaitish (Aukshtaichiai, Aukstaitiskai, Highland Lithuanian), Dzukish (Dzukiskai), Shamaitish (Samogitian, Zhemaitish, Zemaitis, Zemaitiskai, Zemachiai, Lowland Lithuanian), Suvalkietiskai. Aukstaitiskai speakers can understand Suvalkai easily, Dzukai with a little difficulty, and vice versa. Zemaitiskai is difficult for all others to understand. Classification: Indo-European, Baltic, Eastern.
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Republic of Lithuania, Lietuvos Respublika. 3,369,600. National or official language: Lithuanian. 26,173 square miles. Literacy rate: 99%. Also includes Belarusan (63,000), Eastern Yiddish, Latvian (5,000), Polish (258,000), Russian (344,000), Tatar (5,100), Ukrainian (45,000). The number of languages listed for Lithuania is 4. Of those, all are living languages.
Living languages
Karaim
[kdr] 3 (2000). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Lithuania. Alternate names: Karaite. Dialects: Eastern Karaim, Northwestern Karaim, Trakay, Galits. Close to Karachay and Kumyk. Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Western, Ponto-Caspian Nearly extinct.
Lithuanian
[lit] 2,955,200 in Lithuania (1998). Population includes 3,460 Tatar. Population total all countries: 3,125,281. Throughout the country. Also spoken in Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Poland, Russia (Europe), Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan. Alternate names: Lietuviskai, Lietuvi, Litovskiy, Litewski, Litauische. Dialects: Aukshtaitish (Aukshtaichiai, Aukstaitiskai, Highland Lithuanian), Dzukish (Dzukiskai), Shamaitish (Samogitian, Zhemaitish, Zemaitis, Zemaitiskai, Zemachiai, Lowland Lithuanian), Suvalkietiskai. Aukstaitiskai speakers can understand Suvalkai easily, Dzukai with a little difficulty, and vice versa. Zemaitiskai is difficult for all others to understand. Classification: Indo-European, Baltic, Eastern.
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