Lithuania
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Belarusian
[bel] Vilniaus county: primarily Vilnius city; possibly scattered in Alytaus, Panevezio, and Utenos counties. Users: 7,110 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 39,200 (2015 census). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Belarusan. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
English
[eng] Users: 1,100,290 in Lithuania, all users. L1 users: 290 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). L2 users: 1,100,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Anglų. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Users: 68,200 in Lithuania (Beck et al 2018), L2 users. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 386,530 in Lithuania, all users. L1 users: 530 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). L2 users: 386,000 (2019). Ethnic population: 2,830 (2015 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Karaim
[kdr] Vilniaus county: Trakai district municipality; scattered in a few other places. Users: 75 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 270. Total users in all countries: 84. Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Lashon kedar, Turkic Karaite. Autonym: Karaj Tili. Classification: Turkic, Western, Ponto-Caspian.
Latvian, Standard
[lvs] Users: 1,000 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 3,140 (2015 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Lithuanian
[lit] Widespread. Users: 2,540,000 in Lithuania (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 2,909,390. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 14). Alternate Names: Lietuviu, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy. Autonym: Lietuviškai, Lietuvių kalba. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Lithuanian Sign Language
[lls] Scattered. Users: 8,000 (2021 EUD). Approximately 0.3% of total population. Another estimate: 14,500 (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2011, Law on Education, No. XI-1281, Article 30(6), as amended). Alternate Names: LGK, Lietuvių gestų kalba, Lietuviu gestu kalba, LtSL. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Polish
[pol] Alytaus, Kauno, Marijampoles, and Vilniaus counties. Users: 618,000 in Lithuania, all users. L1 users: 164,000 in Lithuania (2015 census), based on nationality. L2 users: 454,000 (European Commission 2006). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Lenku. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic.
Romani, Baltic
[rml] Siauliu, Utenos, and Vilniaus counties. Users: 1,350 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 2,060 (2015 census). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Balt Romani, Balt Slavic Romani, Baltic Slavic Romani, Romani. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern.
Russian
[rus] Kauno county: Jonava municipality; Klaipedos county: Klaipeda City municipality; Utenos county: Ingalina, Visaginas, and Zarasai municipalities; Vilniaus county: Elektrenai, Švenčionys, Trakai, Vilnius, and Vilnius City municipalities, Naujamiestis and Senamiestis neighborhoods. Users: 2,460,000 in Lithuania, all users. L1 users: 140,000 in Lithuania (2015 census), based on nationality. L2 users: 2,320,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Alternate Names: Rusijos. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Samogitian
[sgs] Taurages, Telsiu and Klaipedos counties. Users: 500,000 (2009 A. Udovice). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Lowland Lithuanian, Zhemaitish, Žemaičiai, Žemaičių, Žemaitiškai, Žemaitis. Autonym: Žemaitiu. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Klaipedos county: Klaipeda City municipality; Utenos county: Visaginas municipality; Vilniaus county: Elektrenai, Šalčininkai, Švenčionys, and Vilnius City municipalities. Users: 5,340 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 20,200 (2015 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Yiddish, Eastern
[ydd] Kauno, Klaipedos, Siauliu, and Vilniaus counties. Users: A few hundred speakers. Ethnic population: 2,270 (2015 census). Status: 8a (Moribund). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Yiddish.