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Welsh and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Wales  
Lithuania  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Poland  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Latvian  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Diolch  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Kaip sekasi?  

Good Night
Nos da  
Labanakt  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
Bore da  
Labas rytas  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Prašom  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
atsiprašau  

Bye
Hwyl  
Ate  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
lietuvių kalba  

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

French Name
gallois  
lituanien  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Brythonic  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Lithuanian  

Language Position
31  
29
44  
99+

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
lit  

ISO 639 3
cym  
lit  

ISO 639 6
cym  
lit  

Glottocode
wels1247  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Welsh and Lithuanian Speaking population

Welsh and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Lithuanian on Welsh vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Lithuanian Language Codes

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

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