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Estonian and Lithuanian Speaking countries


Lithuanian and Estonian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Estonia, European Union   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Estonia, Gambia   
Lithuania   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   
Poland   

Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language   
Commission of the Lithuanian Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  
  • 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
Finnish   
Latvian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Estonian and Lithuanian as Minority Language

In Estonian and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Estonian and Lithuanian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
  • Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.

If you want to compare Estonian and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to Estonian vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Estonian and Lithuanian Regulators

Estonian and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you Estonian and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of the Estonian Language regulates Estonian language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, Estonian and Lithuanian Language History.

Estonian and Lithuanian Continents

Thinking about Estonian and Lithuanian continents in which Estonian and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Estonian and Lithuanian. Most of the Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Estonian and Lithuanian languages:

Estonian Interesting Facts:

Lithuanian Interesting Facts:

The Estonian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Finnish whereas Estonian language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.

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