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Lithuania

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Description

Lithuanian is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighboring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. ^[1]

Word List(s)

Lithuanian

Russian

Other Helpful Word Lists

Genealogical sources in Lithuania reflect Russian political domination and are primarily in Russian. There are also some records in Latin, German, Polish, and Hebrew. Lithuanian language is used only in twentieth century records.

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Lithuanian

Russian

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Lithuanian

Lithuanian dictionary (Lexilogos)
English to Lithuanian dictionary (Linguee)
English to Lithuanian Dictionary (Glosbe)
Ambrazas, V and Lietuvių kalbos institutas. Lithuanian grammar. Vilnius : Baltos Lankos, ©2006. Available at WorldCat
Piesarskas, Bronius. Lithuanian dictionary : lithuanian-english, english-lithuanian. [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2016. Available at WorldCat

Russian

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References

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lithuanian language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_language, accessed 23 February 2022.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Lithuanian language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_language, accessed 23 February 2022.

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