Baltic languages

Baltic
Baltic
Ethnicity:	Balts
Geographic; distribution:	Northern Europe
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Baltic; ;
Subdivisions:	Western Baltic † Eastern Baltic Dnieper Baltic †
ISO 639-5:	bat

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

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

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)

Dnieper Baltic languages †

(Eastern) Galindian (the language of the Eastern Galindians, also known by its name in Ukrainian: Голядь, romanized: Golyad'code: uk is deprecated ) †^[2]^{[better source needed]}

†: Extinct language

Baltic Languages Media

Distribution of the Baltic languages in the Baltic (simplified)
Map of the area of distribution of Baltic hydronyms.
Various schematic sketches of possible Balto-Slavic language relationships.
The epigram of Basel – oldest known inscription in Prussian language and Baltic language in general, middle of 14th c
Place of Baltic languages according to Wolfgang P. Schmid, 1977.

Related pages

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
- Endzelīns, Jānis. Jānis Endzelīns' comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages (1972)Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-90-279-1915-1. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Benjamins B.V., John. Circum-Baltic Languages (2001). Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Holvoet, Axel. The Languages and Linguistics of Europe (2011)De Gruyter Mouton. p. 3–30. ISBN 978-3-11-022025-4. doi:10.1515/9783110220261.3. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Baltic languages | History, Characteristics & Classification. Britannica. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Baltic Languages. ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
↑ Dini, P.U.. Baltų kalbos. Lyginamoji istorija (2000). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. p. 61. ISBN 5-420-01444-0.

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[A-1] 1.0 ^1.1
Endzelīns, Jānis. Jānis Endzelīns' comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages (1972)Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-90-279-1915-1. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

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

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

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

Baltic Languages. ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

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

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

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

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

[6] Baltic Languages. ScienceDirect. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

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

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Baltic
Ethnicity:	Balts
Geographic distribution:	Northern Europe
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Baltic
Subdivisions:	Western Baltic † Eastern Baltic Dnieper Baltic †
ISO 639-5:	`bat`