Lithuanian language

Lithuanian is an eastern Baltic language spoken chiefly in Lithuania. It is one of the two surviving Baltic languages, alongside Latvian.

Baltic languages: A branch of the Indo-European language family comprising Lithuanian, Latvian, and extinct languages such as Old Prussian. Lithuanian is one of the branch’s two surviving languages.
Proto-Baltic language: The reconstructed ancestor of the Baltic languages. Lithuanian descends from the eastern branch of this ancestral language.
Jonas Jablonskis: A Lithuanian linguist who helped codify modern standard Lithuanian. His grammar and editorial work shaped the standard language.
Official language: A language given legal status for public institutions and government functions. Lithuanian has official-language status in Lithuania.
Lithuanian grammar: The system of forms and rules governing Lithuanian words and sentences. Its inflectional system gives Lithuanian much of its structural character.
Old Prussian: An extinct western Baltic language once spoken in Prussia. Its disappearance contrasts with Lithuanian’s continued transmission.
Mikalojus Daukša: A sixteenth-century Lithuanian religious writer and translator. His writings are early landmarks in Lithuanian prose and language advocacy.
Lithuanian literature: Literary works written in Lithuanian across historical periods and genres. Literature has expanded the language’s written forms and cultural reach.
Lithuanian phonology: The sound system of Lithuanian, including its consonants, vowels, and pitch accent. Pitch accent and vowel length distinguish patterns of Lithuanian pronunciation.
Latvian language: An eastern Baltic language spoken chiefly in Latvia and Lithuanian’s closest living relative. Comparing Latvian and Lithuanian reveals shared ancestry and later divergence.

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