Latin | Ethnologue

A language of Vatican State

ISO 639: lat
Autonym: Latina
Population: No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
Language Status: 9 (Second language only). De facto national working language, used for all official Holy See documents.
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Latino-Faliscan
Language Use: Used in Roman Catholic liturgy and publication of all official documents in gazette.
Language Development: Radio. Dictionary. Bible: 1453–1979. Revival effort underway. The Vatican Latin Foundation established in 1976.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Latin
Writing: Latin script [Latn].