Locale Lt Lt

Reference data for the Lithuanian (Lithuania) locale — endonym Lietuvių (Lietuva), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: lt-LT
• ISO 639-1: lt
• ISO 639-3: lit
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: LT (Lithuania)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 4,000,000
• L2 (additional): 500,000
• L1+L2 (total): 4,500,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Lt 001 (Lithuanian), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, few, many, other (4 forms).

• one — n % 10 = 1 and n % 100 != 11..19 (e.g. 1, 21, 31, 41, …)
• few — n % 10 = 2..9 and n % 100 != 11..19 (e.g. 2~9, 22~29, 102, 1002, …)
• many — f != 0
• other — everything else (e.g. 0, 10~20, 30, 40, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Lt 001 with the conventions of Lithuania.

• Law: Lithuanian is the sole official language and the language law requires Lithuanian in public bodies and consumer information.
• Formats: euro; dates 2026-10-17 (ISO is common) or 2026 m. spalio 17 d.; 24-hour clock; decimal comma.
• Names: Lithuanian rules govern the spelling of personal names and place names; keep the Lithuanian forms.

Common pitfalls

• Using Russian or Polish forms of place names.
• Dropping diacritics from names.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Lt 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• EU Interinstitutional Style Guide (https://style-guide.europa.eu), language-specific conventions