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Latvian and Albanian


Albanian and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Latvia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
24   
14
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Paldies   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
mirëmengjes   

Please
lūdzu   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Me fal   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Not Available   

French Name
letton   
albanais   

German Name
Lettisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1530   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Standard Albanian   

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
alb   

ISO 639 3
lav   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Latvian and Albanian Speaking population

Latvian and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Latvian and Albanian on Latvian vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Albanian Language Codes

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

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