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Lithuania

Languages

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.

Word List(s)

Lithuanian

• Lithuanian vocabulary (Wikipedia)
• Useful Lithuanian phrases (Omniglot)

Russian

• Russian Genealogical Word List
• Useful Russian phrases (Omniglot)

• German Genealogical Word List
• Latin Genealogical Word List
• Polish Genealogical Word List

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

• Lithuanian phonology (Wikipedia)
• Lithuanian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Russian

• Russian phonology (Wikipedia)
• Russian alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Lithuanian

• Lithuanian dictionary (Lexilogos)
• English to Lithuanian dictionary (Linguee)
• English to Lithuanian Dictionary (Glosbe)

Russian

• Russian Letter Writing Guide
• Russian dictionary (Lexilogos)
• English to Russian Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Russian (duolingo)
• Learn Russian (Babbel)