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Persian and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Lithuania   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Poland   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Commission of the Lithuanian Language   

Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic 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
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Latvian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
Sveiki   

Thank You
متشکرم   
Ačiū   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
Kaip sekasi?   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
Labanakt   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
Labas vakaras   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
Laba diena   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
Labas rytas   

Please
لطفا   
Prašom   

Sorry
متاسف   
atsiprašau   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
Ate   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
Aš myliu tave   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
Atsiprašau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Samogitian   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Aukštaitian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00   
7
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Curonian   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
3.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
3.00 million   
99+

Native Name
فارسی   
lietuvių kalba   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   

French Name
persan   
lituanien   

German Name
Persisch   
Litauisch   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Lithuanians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 1503   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Baltic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Lithuanian   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Lithuanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
lt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
lit   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
lit   

ISO 639 3
pes   
lit   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
lith1251   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
54-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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All Persian 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 Persian and Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Persian and Lithuanian Speaking population

Persian and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % 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 Persian and Lithuanian on Persian vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Lithuanian Language Codes

Persian and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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