Lithuanian, the East Baltic language most closely related to Latvian, and belongs to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. The language is mostly found in Lithuania and is the official language of that country and is also an official language of the European Union.

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Lithuanian comes from the Eastern European sub-group of Baltic languages and is closely related to Latvian, although the two are now not mutually intelligible. The two languages began to diverge around 800 AD and retained some mutual intelligibility for a bit.

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The Lithuanian literary tradition began in the 16th century AD, with the earliest known documents being translations of the Lord's Prayer and Ave Maria.

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