Baltic languages

Baltic
Baltic
Geographic; distribution	Northern Europe
Ethnicity	Balts
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Baltic; ;
Subdivisions	Western Baltic †; Eastern Baltic; Dnieper Baltic †;
Language codes
ISO 639-5	bat
Linguasphere	54= (phylozone)
Glottolog	None; east2280 (East Baltic); prus1238 (Prussian)

The Baltic languages are part of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. Baltic languages are mostly spoken in the Baltics, around the Baltic sea.^[1]

Branches

There are three branches of Baltic languages, two of which are extinct.^[1]

Western Baltic languages †

Extinct languages

Old Prussian †
(Western) Galindian †
Sudovian (Yotvingian) †
? Skalvian † (unattested)

Eastern Baltic languages

Latvian (~2.2 million speakers, whereof ~1.75 million native speakers, 0.5 million second language speakers)
Lithuanian (~3 million native speakers)
Latgalian (150,000–200,000 speakers)

Extinct languages

Selonian †
Semigallian †
Old Curonian (sometimes considered Western Baltic) †

Dnieper Baltic languages †

(Eastern) Galindian (the language of the Eastern Galindians, also known by its name in Ukrainian: Голядь, romanized: Golyad') †^[2]

†: Extinct language

Related pages

References

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- Endzelīns, Jānis (1972). Jānis Endzelīns' comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-90-279-1915-1. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Benjamins B.V., John (2001). Circum-Baltic Languages. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Holvoet, Axel (2011). "1: The Baltic Languages". The Languages and Linguistics of Europe. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 3–30. doi:10.1515/9783110220261.3. ISBN 978-3-11-022025-4. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- "Baltic languages | History, Characteristics & Classification". Britannica. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- "Baltic Languages". ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
↑ Dini, P.U. (2000). Baltų kalbos. Lyginamoji istorija. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. pp. 61. ISBN 5-420-01444-0.

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Endzelīns, Jānis (1972). Jānis Endzelīns' comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-90-279-1915-1. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

Benjamins B.V., John (2001). Circum-Baltic Languages. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

Holvoet, Axel (2011). "1: The Baltic Languages". The Languages and Linguistics of Europe. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 3–30. doi:10.1515/9783110220261.3. ISBN 978-3-11-022025-4. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

"Baltic languages | History, Characteristics & Classification". Britannica. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

"Baltic Languages". ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

[mwWw] Endzelīns, Jānis (1972). Jānis Endzelīns' comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-90-279-1915-1. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

[mwZg] Benjamins B.V., John (2001). Circum-Baltic Languages. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

[mwbQ] Holvoet, Axel (2011). "1: The Baltic Languages". The Languages and Linguistics of Europe. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 3–30. doi:10.1515/9783110220261.3. ISBN 978-3-11-022025-4. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

[mwfA] "Baltic languages | History, Characteristics & Classification". Britannica. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

[mwhQ] "Baltic Languages". ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

[2] Dini, P.U. (2000). Baltų kalbos. Lyginamoji istorija. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. pp. 61. ISBN 5-420-01444-0.

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