Countries
European Union, Lithuania
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Lithuania
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Poland
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Latvian
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
-
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Labanakt
God nat
Good Evening
Labas vakaras
God aften
Good Afternoon
Laba diena
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Labas rytas
God morgen
Sorry
atsiprašau
Undskyld!
I Love You
Aš myliu tave
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Atsiprašau
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Samogitian
Scanian
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Sweden
Dialect 2
Aukštaitian
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Denmark
Dialect 3
Curonian
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
lietuvių kalba
dansk
Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
lituanien
danois
German Name
Litauisch
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Lithuanians
Danish people or Danes
Origin
c. 1503
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Lithuanian
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
lith1251
dani1284
Linguasphere
54-AAA-a
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Lithuanian and Danish 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 Lithuanian and Danish dialects. Various dialects of Lithuanian and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lithuanian are spoken in different Lithuanian Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lithuanian vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian, Aukštaitian. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lithuanian and Danish Speaking population
Lithuanian and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lithuanian and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Lithuanian and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish 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 Lithuanian and Danish on Lithuanian vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lithuanian and Danish Language Codes
Lithuanian and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lithuanian and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.