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