Lithuanian, Old Prussian, and the Latvian Language principally constitute the Baltic languages, a principal subdivision of the Indo-European languages. It is considered notably pure in its retention of archaic Indo-European forms. Especially since World War II, Russian has been a major influence on Lithuanian. Lithuanian is highly inflected.
Gender is masculine and feminine, although some traces of the old neuter survive.
The article is not used. The language is rich in the use of diphthongs and, like Latvian, in rising and falling intonations. Lithuanian is written in the Latin alphabet, with additional diacritical marks. This is a subscription service. Your e-mail address will be used for purposes described above only.