Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
European Union, Latvia
National Language
France
Latvia
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
bonsoir
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Labdien
Good Morning
Bonjour
Labrīt
Please
S'il vous plaît
lūdzu
Bye
au revoir
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
Je t'aime
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Livonian
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
African French
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Africa
Latvia
Dialect 3
Swiss French
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
France, Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
français
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Français
Lettish
French Name
français
letton
German Name
Französisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
fras
not Available
Glottocode
stan1290
latv1249
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Synthetic
All French 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 French and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of French and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
French and Latvian Speaking population
French and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of French and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Latvian on French vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Latvian Language Codes
French and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.