SGS ISO 639-3
Samogitian
Žemaitiu Autonym
A language of Lithuania
- ISO 639
- sgs
- Alternate Names
- Lowland Lithuanian, Zhemaitish, Žemaičiai, Žemaičių, Žemaitiškai, Žemaitis
- Autonym
- Žemaitiu
- Population
- 500,000 (2009 A. Udovice).
- Location:
- Taurages, Telsiu and Klaipedos counties.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern
- Dialects
- None known. Closely related to Lithuanian [lit].
- Language Use
- Also use Lithuanian [lit].
- Language Development
- Literature. Periodicals. Radio. NT: 1816–1904.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Samogitian
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Taurages, Telsiu and Klaipedos counties.
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