German and Lithuanian Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Germany
Lithuania
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Poland
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Latvian
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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German and Lithuanian as Minority Language
In German and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Lithuanian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.
If you want to compare German and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to German vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Lithuanian Regulators
German and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you German and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, German and Lithuanian Language History.
German and Lithuanian Continents
Thinking about German and Lithuanian continents in which German and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Lithuanian. Most of the German 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 German and Lithuanian languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Lithuanian Interesting Facts:
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.