batTechnical information about ISO 639 language code bat
The table below provides technical details for the Baltic languages language, designated by the bat code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Baltic languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | East BalticWest Baltic |
| Related languages | RussianPolishBelarusianUkrainianCzech |
| Key facts | Forms one of the two branches of the Balto-Slavic groupEast Baltic contains living tongues such as Lithuanian and Latvian, while West Baltic is represented only by extinct languages like Old PrussianBaltic languages preserve archaic Indo-European traits such as pitch accent and, in Lithuanian, the dual numberThey have rich inflectional morphology with up to seven noun cases and extensive verbal conjugationThe first written records of any Baltic language appear relatively late (14th century), so much of their early history is reconstructed by comparative linguistics. |
| Sample phrase | Labas, kaip sekasi? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Baltic languages language, identified by the code bat, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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