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Hebrew and Latvian


Latvian and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Israel   
Latvia   

Second Language
Israel   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Poland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22   
4
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
9   
6

How Many Consonants
22   
12
24   
14

Scripts
Hebrew   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)   
Sveiki   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
Paldies   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
Labdien   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
Labrīt   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
lūdzu   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Israel   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
Not Available   

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Lettish   

French Name
hébreu   
letton   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
1530   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Baltic   

Branch
Canaanitic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Latvian   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
lav   

ISO 639 3
heb   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Hebrew and Latvian Speaking population

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Hebrew and Latvian Language Codes

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