Japanese and Latvian
Countries
Japan
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Japan
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Europe
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Sveiki
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Paldies
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Labdien
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Labrīt
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
lūdzu
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Piedodiet!
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Livonian
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Latvia
Dialect 3
Kansai
High Latvian
Where They Speak
kansai
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Not Available
Lettish
French Name
japonais
letton
German Name
Japanisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Baltic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
latv1249
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Synthetic
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Latvian Speaking population
Japanese and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Latvian on Japanese vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Latvian Language Codes
Japanese and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.