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French vs Lithuanian


Lithuanian vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
2   
13

National Language
France   
Lithuania   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Europe   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Poland   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Commission of the Lithuanian Language   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Latvian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Merci   
Ačiū   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Kaip sekasi?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Labanakt   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Labas vakaras   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Laba diena   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Labas rytas   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Prašom   

Sorry
désolé   
atsiprašau   

Bye
au revoir   
Ate   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Aš myliu tave   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Atsiprašau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Samogitian   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
African French   
Aukštaitian   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Lithuania   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Curonian   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
3.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
3.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
lietuvių kalba   

Alternative Names
Français   
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   

French Name
français   
lituanien   

German Name
Französisch   
Litauisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Lithuanians   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 1503   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Baltic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Lithuanian   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Lithuanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
lt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
lit   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
lit   

ISO 639 3
fra   
lit   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
lith1251   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
54-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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French and Lithuanian Language History

Comparison of French vs Lithuanian language history gives us differences between origin of French and Lithuanian language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 French and Lithuanian Language History.

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French 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 French and Lithuanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Lithuanian language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Lithuanian word for "Thank You" is Ačiū. Find more of such common French Greetings and Lithuanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Lithuanian Difficulty

The French vs Lithuanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Lithuanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Lithuanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Lithuanian time required is 44 weeks.

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