Polish in Lithuania

2. Status

Status

Official country wide language
Official regional language
Official minority language
Recognised community language
Unrecognised community language

National language

No

Indigenous language

No

Administrative units of the country

districts of Šalčininkai, Vilnius, Trakai, Švenčionys

3. State

Documentation: materials

Written

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

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Video

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

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Audio

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

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Documentation: descriptions

Elaborated dictionaries, grammars, statistical language models, etc.
Dictionaries and grammars
Dictionary and grammar
Glossary and descriptions
Few descriptions
No descriptions

Digital

Yes

Standardization

Modern standard language
Young standard language
Standardised language
Quasi-standard language
Semi-standardised language
Un-standardised language

Graphisation & script encoding

Standardised writing system with full script encoding
Conventionalised writing system with partial script encoding
Consistent writing system with no script encoding
Unsystematic writing system(s)
Limited written use
No written use

4. Users

Geographical distribution

Users live and dominate in all regions of the country
Users live in one [state/...] of the country
Users live in a cross-border region [state/...] of the country
Users live in separated [states/...] of the country
Users live dispersed across one [state/...] of the country
Users live scattered all over the country

Settlements

Rural
Urban

Administrative units of the country

districts of Šalčininkai, Vilnius, Trakai, Švenčionys

Size / Number of users

Number of users

183000

Source

Population Census

Year

2021

Users within total population

6.50000

Less than 10% use the language

PROPORTION

7

Source

Population Census

Year

2021

Users within the reference community

More than 50% use the language

Actual percentage

73

Source

Population census

Year

2021

Comments

Poles who consider Polish as their mother tongue

Age distribution of users

22,805

12

percentage of members of young generations (< 15)

Source

Population census

Year

2021

Age distribution of users

122,719

67

percentage of members of middle generations (15-65)

Source

Population census

Year

2021

Age distribution of users

37,892

21

percentage of members of older generations (> 65)

Source

Population census

Year

2021

Generational use

50

134,634

All generations

Educational attainment

No education

2

2,731

Early childhood education

Source

Population census

Year

2021

11

10

17,458

Primary education

17

15

24,692

Lower secondary education

56

53

91,903

Higher secondary education

15

22

32,029

Tertiary education

Occupational qualifications

39

61

14,087

Elementary occupations

Source

Population census

Year

2021

83

17

10,168

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

Source

Population census

Year

2021

77

23

12,867

Craft and related trades workers

Source

Population census

Year

2021

52

48

1,857

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

Source

Population census

Year

2021

22

78

3,242

Services and sales workers

Source

Population census

Year

2021

30

70

4,610

Clerical support workers

Source

Population census

Year

2021

44

56

6,289

Technicians and associate professionals

Source

Population census

Year

2021

26

74

16,885

Professionals

Source

Population census

Year

2021

58

43

6,135

Managers

Source

Population census

Year

2021

Language competence

100

134,634

Understand all, speak/sign well

Literacy of users

100

(Almost) 100 % of users with literacy in the language

Actual percentage

100

Digital use

87

More than 50% digital users of the language

Actual percentage

87

Source

Information Society Development Committee

Comments

Data aggregated for Lithuania as a whole, not detailed by nationality

5. Use

Socio-geographic dimension

Geographic scope

International
Supranational
Cross-border (states)
State-wide
Supra-regional cross-border
Supra-regional
Regional cross-border
Regional
Local

Source

districts of Šalčininkai, Vilnius, Trakai, Švenčionys

Economic dimension

Functional dimension

Functional scope

Public domains
Everyday domains
Private domains

Nature

complementary

Functional scope

Public domains
Everyday domains
Private domains

Nature

equal

Functional scope

Public domains
Everyday domains
Private domains

Nature

equal

Functional use in administration

Language use in administration

International level
National level
Regional level
Local level
Auxiliary use
No use

Types of language use

signed / spoken use
written use
digital use

Comments

Administration of complaints and requests in municipalities. Participation of an interpreter in court proceedings