List of Balto-Slavic languages

Balto-Slavic distribution

These are the Balto-Slavic languages categorized by sub-groups, including number of speakers.

Baltic languages

  • Latvian, 1.75 million speakers (2015)
  • Latgalian, 200 000 speakers (2009)[a]
  • Lithuanian, 3 million speakers (2012)

West Slavic languages

  • Polish, 55 million speakers (2010)
  • Kashubian[b]
  • Czech, 10.6 million speakers (2012)
  • Slovak, 5.2 million speakers (2011–12)
  • Sorbian, ca. 50,000 speakers (est.)

South Slavic languages

  • Serbo-Croatian, 21 million speakers (est.), including second language speakers
    • Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and Montenegrin standards with dialectal differences
  • Bulgarian, 9 million (2005–12)
  • Slovene, 2.5 million speakers (2010)
  • Macedonian, 1.4–3.5 million speakers (1986–2011)
  • Church Slavonic (liturgical)

East Slavic languages

Extinct languages

Slavic
Baltic

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively considered a dialect of Latvian.
  2. ^ Alternatively considered a dialect of Polish or Pomeranian.
  3. ^ Alternatively considered a dialect of Ukrainian.

References

  • "Slavic languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-05-21.