Adelphi Language Database: Lithuanian

Native Name: Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Number of Speakers: 3.5 million
Official language of: Lithuania, European Union, Gmina Punsk in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of  Poland
Script used: Latin (Lithuanian Variant)

Sample of Lithuanian

Išsami publikacija apie šaltinį, kuriame pirmą kartą istorikų turimomis žiniomis paminėtas Lietuvos vardas, ir kokia to paminėjimo istorija, išspausdinta dar 1999 m. leidinyje „Tūkstantmečio knyga“, t. 1. – Kaunas : Kraštotvarka). Straipsnio  autorius – Tomas Baranauskas. Jame rašoma, kad pirmą kartą Lietuvos vardas paminėtas 1009 m. vasario 14 d. Tai padaryta Kvedlinburgo analuose, kur pateikta informacija apie tragišką šv. Brunono Kverfurtiečio misijos baigtį.
Lithuanian translation and typesetting exmple

Lithuanian translation and typesetting sample

Lithuanian is considered to oldest surviving Indo-European language and is thought to have retained some features of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) such as pitch-accent and a complex inflexional case system. Some words in Lithuanian even resemble words in Sanskrit and Latin.

Lithuanian translation typesetting sample

Lithuanian translation typesetting sample


Lithuanian still retains many of the original features of the nominal morphology found in the common ancestors of the Indo-European languages like Sanskrit and Latin, and has therefore been the focus of much study in the area of Indo-European linguistics.

Lithuanian Translation, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles

Adelphi Translations Ltd. work translating Lithuanian to English and English to Lithuanian. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in Lithuanian as well as translation and localisation of web sites into Lithuanian. We are based in Sheffield, UK and handle language projects for local clients in commercial centres such as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London but also have many International clients from around the world.