| Old Prussian | |
|---|---|
| Prūsiskai[1][2]: 387 Prūsiska bilā (revived)[3] | |
 Catechism in Old Prussian from 1545 | |
| Region | Prussia |
| Ethnicity | Baltic Prussians |
| Extinct | Early 18th century[4] |
| Revival | 2 L1 speakers (2021)[5]: 4–7 50 L2 speakers (no date)[6] |
Indo-European
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prg |
prg.html | |
| Glottolog | prus1238 |
| Linguasphere | 54-AAC-a |
Old Prussian is an extinct West Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European languages, which was once spoken by the Old Prussians, the Baltic peoples of the Prussian region. The language is called Old Prussian to avoid confusion with the German dialects of Low Prussian and High Prussian and with the adjective Prussian as it relates to the later German state. Old Prussian began to be written down in the Latin alphabet in about the 13th century, and a small amount of literature in the language survives. In modern times, there has been a revival movement of Old Prussian, and there are families which use Old Prussian as their first language.[5]: 4–7
- ^ The adverb Prūsiskai ('in Prussian') appears on the title page of the Königsberg catechism of 1561.
See Mažiulis, Vytautas (1996). Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological Dictionary of Old Prussian]. Vol. 3. Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. pp. 360–361. ISBN 978-54-2000-109-7. - ^ Palmaitis, Mykolas Letas (2007). Old Prussian Written Monuments: Text and Comments (PDF). Kaunas: Lithuanian's World Center for Advancement of Culture, Science and Education. ISBN 978-9986-418-42-9.
- ^ Rantawa.org; suplits (31 May 2016). "Prūsiska bilā". Prūsas Tāutas Prēigara. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Young, Steven (2008). "Baltic". In Kapović, Mate (ed.). The Indo-European Languages. London: Routledge. pp. 486–518. ISBN 978-03-6786-902-1.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Szatkowskiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Old Prussian language at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
