Λιθουανική is the official language of Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It belongs to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family and is one of the oldest languages in Europe still spoken today. The language has two main dialects: Aukštaitian and Samogitian. It uses the Latin alphabet and has a rich system of inflection, which means that the endings of words change to express different grammatical functions. This complexity makes it unique among the languages of Europe.