Russian and Lithuanian Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Russia
Lithuania
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Poland
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- 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
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Latvian
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
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Russian and Lithuanian as Minority Language
In Russian and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Lithuanian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.
If you want to compare Russian and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Lithuanian Regulators
Russian and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you Russian and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, Russian and Lithuanian Language History.
Russian and Lithuanian Continents
Thinking about Russian and Lithuanian continents in which Russian and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Lithuanian. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Russian and Lithuanian languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
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.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.