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Estonian and Latvian Speaking countries


Latvian and Estonian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Estonia, European Union   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Estonia, Gambia   
Latvia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish 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
Finnish   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Estonian and Latvian as Minority Language

In Estonian and Latvian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Estonian and Latvian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
  • Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Estonian and Latvian dialects, then you can go to Estonian vs Latvian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Estonian and Latvian Regulators

Estonian and Latvian speaking countries provide you Estonian and Latvian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of the Estonian Language regulates Estonian language.Latvian is regulated by Latvian State Language Center. Also get to learn, Estonian and Latvian Language History.

Estonian and Latvian Continents

Thinking about Estonian and Latvian continents in which Estonian and Latvian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Estonian and Latvian. Most of the Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Latvian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Estonian and Latvian languages:

Estonian Interesting Facts:

Latvian Interesting Facts:

The Estonian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Finnish whereas Estonian language is similar to Lithuanian Language and derived from Not Available.

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