Latin

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Latin

Lingua Latina
A language in the Latino-Faliscan Language Family.
Alternative Names	Latina
Origin	Rome
Writing System	Latin alphabet
In Use	before 100 BC to the present
Official/National Language of	Vatican City[1]
Also Spoken in	Unknown
Native Speakers	0
Non-Native Speakers	Unknown
Regulated by	Opus Fundatum Latinitas
ISO 639-1 Code	LA[1]
ISO 639-2 Code	LAT[1]
ISO 639-3 Code	LAT[1]
Pronunciation
English	Latin
	Unknown

Contents 1 History of Latin 2 Text Sample 3 Latin in Other Languages 4 Teaching Materials for Latin 4.1 Verb Guides 5 Sources

History of Latin

See: Latin/history

Text Sample

Omnes homines dignitate et iure liberi et pares nascuntur, rationis et conscientiae participes sunt, quibus inter se concordiae studio est agendum.
-Article 1, “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights^[2]

Latin in Other Languages

See: Latin/translate

Teaching Materials for Latin

• Rosetta Stone
• Before You Know It

Verb Guides

• 501 Latin Verbs

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Latin. (2008, May 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:14, May 9, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Latin&oldid=211329509
2. ↑ Unicode Consortium, “UDHR in Unicode - Translations sorted by name,” http://www.unicode.org/udhr/index_by_name.html, 2/18/08.