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Galician and Latvian


Latvian and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Galicia   
Latvia   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
23   
5
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Grazas   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Boas noites   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Bos días   
Labrīt   

Please
Por favor   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
Adeus   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Ámote   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
Galego   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Lettish   

French Name
galicien   
letton   

German Name
Galicisch   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Latvian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
lav   

ISO 639 3
glg   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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All Galician 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 Galician and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Galician and Latvian Speaking population

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Galician and Latvian Language Codes

Galician and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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