Belarusian and Lithuanian
Countries
Belarus, Poland
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Lithuania
Second Language
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Poland
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish 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
Russian and Ukrainian
Latvian
Alphabets in
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Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
Kaip sekasi?
Good Night
Dabranač
Labanakt
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
Labas vakaras
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
Laba diena
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
Labas rytas
Sorry
Vybačajcie
atsiprašau
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
Aš myliu tave
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
Atsiprašau
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
Samogitian
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
Lithuania
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
Aukštaitian
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
Lithuania
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
Curonian
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
Lithuania
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
lietuvių kalba
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
French Name
biélorusse
lituanien
German Name
Weißrussisch
Litauisch
Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Lithuanians
Origin
18th century
c. 1503
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
No early forms
Standard Forms
Belarusian
Lithuanian
Signed Forms
Belarusian Sign Language
Lithuanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
bela1254
lith1251
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
54-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic
All Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Belarusian and Lithuanian Speaking population
Belarusian and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 %. 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 Belarusian and Lithuanian on Belarusian vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Belarusian and Lithuanian Language Codes
Belarusian and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.