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Romanian and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Moldova, Romania  
Lithuania  

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  
Poland  

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  
Latvian  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
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  
17

Greetings

Hello
alo  
Sveiki  

Thank You
multumesc  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
ce mai faci?  
Kaip sekasi?  

Good Night
noapte Buna  
Labanakt  

Good Evening
buna Seara  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
bună Dimineața  
Labas rytas  

Please
Vă Rog  
Prašom  

Sorry
scuze  
atsiprašau  

Bye
La revedere  
Ate  

I Love You
Te iubesc  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
250,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
1,400.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
3.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Română  
lietuvių kalba  

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  

French Name
roumain; moldave  
lituanien  

German Name
Rumänisch  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]  
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]  

Ethnicity
Romanians  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
1521  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Romanian  
Lithuanian  

Language Position
36  
33
44  
99+

Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ro  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
rum  
lit  

ISO 639 3
ron  
lit  

ISO 639 6
ron  
lit  

Glottocode
roma1327  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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

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Romanian and Lithuanian Speaking population

Romanian and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % 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 Romanian and Lithuanian on Romanian vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Romanian and Lithuanian Language Codes

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

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