Lithuanian and Dutch Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Lithuania
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Lithuania
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Poland
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Latvian
German and English Languages
Derived From
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Lithuanian and Dutch as Minority Language
In Lithuanian and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lithuanian and Dutch 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.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
If you want to compare Lithuanian and Dutch dialects, then you can go to Lithuanian vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Lithuanian and Dutch Regulators
Lithuanian and Dutch speaking countries provide you Lithuanian and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission of the Lithuanian Language regulates Lithuanian language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Lithuanian and Dutch Language History.
Lithuanian and Dutch Continents
Thinking about Lithuanian and Dutch continents in which Lithuanian and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Lithuanian and Dutch. Most of the Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch 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.
Dutch Interesting Facts:
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
The Lithuanian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Latvian whereas Lithuanian language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.