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Japanese and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Japan  
Lithuania  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Europe  

Minority Language
Palau  
Poland  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Latvian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
99  
40
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
14  
4
20  
10

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Sveiki  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Kaip sekasi?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Labanakt  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Labas rytas  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
Prašom  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
atsiprašau  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Ate  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
500,000.00  
34

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Lithuania  

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Lithuania  

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
3.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
Not Available  

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
日本語  
lietuvių kalba  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  

French Name
japonais  
lituanien  

German Name
Japanisch  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
1185  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Lithuanian  

Language Position
8  
8
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
lit  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
lit  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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All Japanese and Lithuanian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Lithuanian Speaking population

Japanese and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Lithuanian on Japanese vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Lithuanian Language Codes

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