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Persian and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Lithuania  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Poland  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic 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
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Latvian  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Sveiki  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Kaip sekasi?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Labanakt  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Labas rytas  

Please
لطفا  
Prašom  

Sorry
متاسف  
atsiprašau  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Ate  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
15
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
33
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
32
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
3.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
110.00 million  
7
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
lietuvių kalba  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  

French Name
persan  
lituanien  

German Name
Persisch  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Lithuanian  

Language Position
23  
21
44  
99+

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
lit  

ISO 639 3
pes  
lit  

ISO 639 6
pers  
lit  

Glottocode
fars1254  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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All Persian 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 Persian and Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Persian and Lithuanian Speaking population

Persian and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % 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 Persian and Lithuanian on Persian vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Lithuanian Language Codes

Persian and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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