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Lithuanian

Lithuanian

Summary

Lithuanian is natively spoken by about 2.5 million people, primarily in Lithuania, where it is the official language. It is integral to Lithuanian cultural identity, known for its ancient Baltic traditions, folk music, and the historical Lithuanian Grand Duchy. Written in the Latin alphabet, Lithuanian grammar features a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, a rich system of noun cases, and a complex system of verb conjugations that denote tense, mood, and aspect.

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  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: N

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 7

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 4

  • Word Order: SVO

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 10

  • Number of Consonants: 41

Areas Where Spoken

  • Lithuania (official) (86.4%) (2.45 mil)

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