Lithuanian and Belarusian
Countries
European Union, Lithuania
Belarus, Poland
National Language
Lithuania
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Poland
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Latvian
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?
Jak vy ?
Good Night
Labanakt
Dabranač
Good Evening
Labas vakaras
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
Laba diena
dobry dzień
Good Morning
Labas rytas
Dobraj ranicy
Sorry
atsiprašau
Vybačajcie
I Love You
Aš myliu tave
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
Atsiprašau
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Samogitian
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Lithuania
North-East Belarus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Aukštaitian
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Lithuania
South-West Belarus
Dialect 3
Curonian
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Middle Belarus
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
lietuvių kalba
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
lituanien
biélorusse
German Name
Litauisch
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Lithuanians
Belarusians
Origin
c. 1503
18th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Lithuanian
Belarusian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
lith1251
bela1254
Linguasphere
54-AAA-a
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Lithuanian and Belarusian 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 Lithuanian and Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Lithuanian and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lithuanian are spoken in different Lithuanian Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lithuanian vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian, Aukštaitian. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lithuanian and Belarusian Speaking population
Lithuanian and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lithuanian and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Lithuanian and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. 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 Lithuanian and Belarusian on Lithuanian vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lithuanian and Belarusian Language Codes
Lithuanian and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lithuanian and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.