Lithuanian

Baltic language spoken in Lithuania
Language language Q9083
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Lithuanian is a language spoken in Lithuania. [1] It is the official language of Lithuania, where it serves as the primary means of communication for the country's population. [2]

Lithuanian

Summary

Lithuanian is a language[1]. Lithuanian ranks in the top 0.2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,956 views/month, #11 of 5,611).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lithuanian is in the country of Lithuania[3].
  • Lithuanian is in the country of Belarus[4].
  • Lithuanian is in the country of Poland[5].
  • Lithuanian's instance of is recorded as language[6].
  • Lithuanian's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Lithuanian is a type of East Baltic[8].
  • Lithuanian's writing system is recorded as Lithuanian alphabet[9].
  • Lithuanian's writing system is recorded as Lithuanian Braille[10].
  • Lithuanian's Commons category is recorded as Lithuanian language[11].
  • Lithuanian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as lt[12].
  • Lithuanian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55, 'lon': 24}[13].
  • Lithuanian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lithuanian language[14].
  • Lithuanian's language regulatory body is recorded as Commission of the Lithuanian Language[15].
  • Lithuanian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+4000000'}[16].
  • Lithuanian's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1515[17].
  • Lithuanian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Lithuanian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Lithuanian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Lithuanian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Lietuvių kalba'}[21].
  • Lithuanian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Lietuviškai'}[22].
  • Lithuanian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'литовски'}[23].
  • Lithuanian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'litova'}[24].
  • Lithuanian's different from is recorded as Lithuanian[25].
  • Lithuanian's UNESCO language status is recorded as 1 safe[26].
  • Lithuanian's indigenous to is recorded as Lithuania[27].

Why It Matters

Lithuanian ranks in the top 0.2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,956 views/month, #11 of 5,611).[2] Lithuanian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Lithuanian is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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