Editing Samogitian language (section)

== Political situation ==
The Samogitian language is rapidly declining: it is not used in the local school system and there is only one quarterly magazine and no television broadcasts in Samogitian. There are some radio broadcasts in Samogitian (in [[Klaipėda]] and [[Telšiai]]). Local newspapers and broadcast stations use standard [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] instead. There is no new literature in Samogitian either, as authors prefer standard Lithuanian for its accessibility to a larger audience. Out of those people who speak Samogitian, only a few can understand its written form.

Migration of Samogitian speakers to other parts of the country and migration into Samogitia have reduced contact between Samogitian speakers, and therefore the level of fluency of those speakers.

There are attempts by the [[Samogitian Cultural Society]] to stem the loss of the dialect. The council of [[Telšiai]] city put marks with Samogitian names for the city at the roads leading to the city, while the council of [[Skuodas]] claim to use the language during the sessions. A new system for writing Samogitian was created.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}