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Catalan vs Lithuanian


Lithuanian vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Lithuania   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Poland   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Commission of the Lithuanian Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Latvian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Ačiū   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Kaip sekasi?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Labanakt   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Labas vakaras   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Laba diena   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Labas rytas   

Please
Sisplau   
Prašom   

Sorry
Perdó!   
atsiprašau   

Bye
Adéu   
Ate   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Aš myliu tave   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Atsiprašau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Samogitian   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Aukštaitian   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Curonian   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Lithuania   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
3.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
3.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
lietuvių kalba   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
lituanien   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Litauisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Lithuanians   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
c. 1503   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Baltic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Lithuanian   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Lithuanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
lt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
lit   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
lit   

ISO 639 3
cat   
lit   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
lith1251   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
54-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Catalan and Lithuanian Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Lithuanian language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Lithuanian language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Lithuanian language states that this language originated in c. 1503. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Lithuanian Language History.

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Catalan and Lithuanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Lithuanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Lithuanian language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Lithuanian word for "Thank You" is Ačiū. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Lithuanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Lithuanian Difficulty

The Catalan vs Lithuanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Lithuanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Lithuanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Lithuanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Lithuanian time required is 44 weeks.

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