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Latvian and Belarusian


Belarusian and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Belarus, Poland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Latvia   
Belarus, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Poland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Russian and Ukrainian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
24   
14
39   
28

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
dobry dzień   

Thank You
Paldies   
Dziakuj   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Jak vy ?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Dabranač   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Dobry viečar   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
dobry dzień   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Dobraj ranicy   

Please
lūdzu   
Kali laska   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Vybačajcie   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
da pabačennia   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
JA liubliu ciabie   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Vybačajcie   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
North-Eastern Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
North-East Belarus   

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
South-Western Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
South-West Belarus   

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Middle Belarusian   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Middle Belarus   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.89 million   
26

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   

French Name
letton   
biélorusse   

German Name
Lettisch   
Weißrussisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Belarusians   

History

Origin
1530   
18th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old East Slavic   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Belarusian   

Language Position
Not Available   
79   
99+

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
be   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
bel   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
bel   

ISO 639 3
lav   
bel   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
bela1254   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Latvian and Belarusian Speaking population

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Latvian and Belarusian Language Codes

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