Litvanian language
| Litvanian | |
|---|---|
| Litvénský Jazýk | |
| Native to | Switzerland, Cairo, Mosavia |
| Region | Central Europe |
| Ethnicity | Litvanians |
| Native speakers | 1 |
| Language family | Indo-European
|
| Type | Constructed language |
| Official status | |
| Minority status |  Noble Republic of Lurk Nedland
|
| Regulated by | Unregulated (2016-) Litvanian Language Committee (2016) |
The Litvanian language (Litvanian: Litvénský Jazýk; pronounciation: [ˈlitvɛnski ˈjazik]; Litvenčina [ˈlitvenʃinɑ]) is the official language of Litvania. It is, along with Polish, Slovak, Czech, Kashubian, Silesian and Sorbian a Slavic langauge spoken by the Litvanians. The language is an Indo-European language which belongs to the West Slavic subfamily. Litvanian is native to the region of Litveniya, and is very similar to the Polish language in terms of grammar and rules, but posseses letters of the Slovak and Czech alphabets.
There is only 1 active speaker of the language, and speakers are found nowhere other than Litvania.
Alphabet
The Litvanian Alphabet consists of 41 letters, the majority of which are taken from the Slovak alphabet.
| Letter | Letter name |
|---|---|
| A a | á |
| Á á | dlhé á |
| B b | bé |
| C c | cé |
| Č č | čé |
| D d | dé |
| ĎĎ ď | ďé |
| DZ dz | dzé |
| DŽ dž | džé |
| E e | é |
| É é | dlhé é |
| F f | ef |
| G g | gé |
| H h | há |
| CH ch | chá |
| I i | í |
| Í í | dlhé í |
| J j | jé |
| K k | ká |
| L l | el |
| Ľ ľ | mäkké el |
| M m | em |
| N n | en |
| Ň ň | eň |
| O o | o |
| Ó ó | ó |
| Ô ô | ô |
| P p | pé |
| Q q1 | kvé |
| R r | er |
| Ŕ ŕ | dlhé er |
| S s | es |
| Š š | eš |
| T t | té |
| Ť ť | mäkké té |
| U u | u |
| Ú ú | dlhé ú |
| V v | vé |
| W w1 | dvojité vé |
| X x1 | iks |
| Y y | ypsilon |
| Ý ý | dlhý ypsilon |
| Z z | zet |
| Ž ž | žet |
- The letters Q, W and X are only used in loanwords.
Grammar
There are 7 cases in Litvanian grammar. Litvanian is closely modeled off of Polish grammar.
The cases are as so:
- Nomínativná
- Dativná
- Genitivná
- Akusativná
- Instrumentalná
- Lokalitativná
- Voláč
- Egzample:
- Word: Butelká (Bottle)
- N: Butelká
- D: Do Butelký
- G: Butelkí
- A: Butelké
- I: Přez Butelečké
- L: Nad Butelků
- V: Butelká!
Comparison table
| English | Polish | Czech | Slovak | Litvanian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Język | Jazyk | Jazyk | Jazýk |
| Exclave | Eksklawa | Exclave | Exclave | Akřest |
| Republic | Republika | Republika | Republika | Repúbliká |
| Duke | Książę | Vévoda | Vojvoda | Księc |