| Latin | … |
|---|---|
| lingua Latina, Latinum1 | … |
| Latin inscription on a stone inside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy | … |
| Pronunciation | Latin pronunciation: [ɫaˈtiːnũː] |
| Native to | • Latium • Ancient Rome |
| Ethnicity | • Latins • Romans |
| Era | As a native language, c. 7th century BC – c. 8th century AD |
| Language family | Indo-European • Italic • Latino-Faliscan • Latin |
| Early form | Old Latin |
| Writing system | Latin (Latin alphabet) |
| Official status | … |
| Official language in | Vatican City |
| Regulated by | Pontifical Academy for Latin |
| Language codes | … |
| ISO 639-1 | la |
| ISO 639-2 | lat |
| ISO 639-3 | lat |
| Glottolog | impe1234lati1261 |
| Linguasphere | -ab, -ac 51-AAB-aa, -ab, -ac |
| Greatest extent of the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan (c. 117 AD) and the area governed by Latin speakers. Many languages other than Latin were spoken within the empire. | … |
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Footnotes
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Latin pronunciation: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], [ɫaˈtiːnũː] ↩