Pontic language
Pontic (ISO 639-3 code pnt) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, and Türkiye. It has about 150,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | pnt |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | pont1253 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Türkiye |
| Speakers (estimate) | 150,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Romanian28,000,000 speakers
- Greek13,000,000 speakers
- Bulgarian8,000,000 speakers
- Armenian5,100,000 speakers
- Dimli1,000,000 speakers
- Vlax Romani885,970 speakers
- Balkan Romani611,800 speakers
- Carpathian Romani472,470 speakers
- Ladino400,000 speakers
- Macedo-Romanian350,000 speakers
- Sinte Romani318,920 speakers
- Arvanitika Albanian50,000 speakers
More about Pontic
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.