Belarusian and Latvian
Countries
Belarus, Poland
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Latvia
Second Language
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Dziakuj
Paldies
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Dabranač
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
Labdien
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
Labrīt
Sorry
Vybačajcie
Piedodiet!
Bye
da pabačennia
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
Livonian
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
Latvia
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
Latvia
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Lettish
French Name
biélorusse
letton
German Name
Weißrussisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Eastern
Not Available
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
No early forms
Standard Forms
Belarusian
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
bela1254
latv1249
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Belarusian and Latvian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Belarusian and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Belarusian and Latvian Speaking population
Belarusian and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Belarusian and Latvian on Belarusian vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Belarusian and Latvian Language Codes
Belarusian and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.