Countries
European Union, Latvia
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
mirupafshim
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Më falni
Dialect 1
Livonian
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Latvia
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Latvia
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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
ISO 639 6
not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
latv1249
alba1267
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
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.
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.
