Old Prussian

Summary

Old Prussian is a dead language^[1]. It draws 1,128 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #17 of 160).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Prussian is in the country of Poland^[3].
• Old Prussian is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Old Prussian is in the country of Lithuania^[5].
• Old Prussian's instance of is recorded as dead language^[6].
• Old Prussian's instance of is recorded as modern language^[7].
• Old Prussian's instance of is recorded as extinct language^[8].
• Old Prussian is a type of West Baltic^[9].
• Old Prussian's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[10].
• Old Prussian's Commons category is recorded as Prussian language^[11].
• Old Prussian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as prg^[12].
• Old Prussian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old-Prussian language^[13].
• Old Prussian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+50'}^[14].
• Old Prussian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Old Prussian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Old Prussian's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Old Prussian's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[18].
• Old Prussian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'prg', 'text': 'Prūsiskan'}^[19].
• Old Prussian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/PRG^[20].
• Old Prussian's significant person is recorded as Letas Palmaitis^[21].
• Old Prussian's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 9 Dormant^[22].
• Old Prussian's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language^[23].
• Old Prussian's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as прус.^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language^[6], modern language^[7], and extinct language^[8]. Old Prussian is a type of West Baltic^[9].

Why It Matters

Old Prussian draws 1,128 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #17 of 160).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]