Latin

Summary

Latin is a dead language^[1]. Latin ranks in the top 0.62% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,541 views/month, #1 of 160).^[2]

Key Facts

• Latin is in the country of Vatican City^[3].
• Latin's video is recorded as Easy spoken Latin for beginners with subtitles.webm^[4].
• Latin's image is recorded as Latin dictionary.jpg^[5].
• Latin's image is recorded as Arco Sisto V targa M.jpg^[6].
• Latin's instance of is recorded as dead language^[7].
• Latin's instance of is recorded as ancient language^[8].
• Latin's instance of is recorded as language^[9].
• Latin's instance of is recorded as sacred language^[10].
• Latin's instance of is recorded as language^[11].
• Latin's audio is recorded as Pronunciation of Latin (Text).ogg^[12].
• Latium is named after Latin^[13].
• Latin's ISO 639-1 code is recorded as la^[14].
• Latin's ISO 639-2 code is recorded as lat^[15].
• Latin's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as lat^[16].
• Latin's GND ID is recorded as 4114364-4^[17].
• Latin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85074944^[18].
• Latin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11935508t^[19].
• Latin's GOST 7.75–97 code is recorded as лат 380^[20].
• Latin's subclass of is recorded as Latino-Faliscan^[21].
• Latin's subclass of is recorded as Southern European language^[22].
• Latin's writing system is recorded as Latin alphabet^[23].
• Latin's IETF language tag is recorded as la^[24].
• Latin's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00569314^[25].
• Latin's has use is recorded as taxonomy^[26].
• Latin's has use is recorded as legal terminology^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Latin include Latin Quarter^[28], a neighborhood^[29], in France^[30]; Latin school^[31]; and Latino moderne^[32], a constructed language^[33].

Why It Matters

Latin ranks in the top 0.62% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,541 views/month, #1 of 160).^[2] Latin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Latin is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Latin has been cited as an influence by Esperanto^[36], a planned language^[37], in Esperantujo^[38], founded in 1887^[39].

Entities named for Latin include Latin Quarter^[28], a neighborhood^[29], in France^[30]; Latin school^[31]; and Latino moderne^[32], a constructed language^[33].

FAQs

Who did Latin influence?

Latin has been cited as an influence by Esperanto^[36].