Lithuanian and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Lithuania
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Lithuania
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Namibia, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
Similar To
Latvian
  
Dutch Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Dutch Language
  
Lithuanian and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Lithuanian and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lithuanian and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Lithuanian and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Lithuanian vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Lithuanian and Afrikaans Regulators
Lithuanian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Lithuanian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission of the Lithuanian Language regulates Lithuanian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Lithuanian and Afrikaans Language History.
Lithuanian and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Lithuanian and Afrikaans continents in which Lithuanian and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Lithuanian and Afrikaans. Most of the Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Lithuanian and Afrikaans languages:
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.
Afrikaans Interesting Facts:
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
The Lithuanian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Latvian whereas Lithuanian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.