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Catalan vs Lithuanian


Lithuanian vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Lithuania  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Poland  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Latvian  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Kaip sekasi?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Labanakt  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Labas rytas  

Please
Sisplau  
Prašom  

Sorry
Perdó!  
atsiprašau  

Bye
Adéu  
Ate  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
500,000.00  
34

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Lithuania  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
lietuvių kalba  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
lituanien  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Lithuanian  

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
lit  

ISO 639 3
cat  
lit  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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Catalan and Lithuanian Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Lithuanian language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Lithuanian language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Lithuanian language states that this language originated in c. 1503. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Lithuanian Language History.

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Catalan and Lithuanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Lithuanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Lithuanian language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Lithuanian word for "Thank You" is Ačiū. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Lithuanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Lithuanian Difficulty

The Catalan vs Lithuanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Lithuanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Lithuanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Lithuanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Lithuanian time required is 44 weeks.

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