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Languages of Lithuania

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Lietuva
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
lietuvių
Lithuanian
Text direction: LTR

Lithuanian is the state language of Lithuania. The national core-language card therefore lists Lithuanian without inferring equal nationwide status for other languages used by communities in the country.

1
Core language shown
Country-level reference set
Lithuanian
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Lithuanian

Read the Characters

Lithuanian · 32 characters

Lithuanian · 32 characters
A
a
Ą
ą
B
b
C
c
Č
č
D
d
E
e
Ę
ę
Ė
ė
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
i
Į
į
Y
y
J
j
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
O
o
P
p
R
r
S
s
Š
š
T
t
U
u
Ų
ų
Ū
ū
V
v
Z
z
Ž
ž

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Lithuania?

Lithuanian is the state language of Lithuania. The national core-language card therefore lists Lithuanian without inferring equal nationwide status for other languages used by communities in the country.

What writing systems are used in Lithuania?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania

Primary constitutional source. Article 14 states that Lithuanian is the State language.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.