Latvian and Belarusian
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Belarus, Poland
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
Sorry
Piedodiet!
Vybačajcie
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
da pabačennia
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Vybačajcie
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Belarusians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Eastern
Early Forms
No early forms
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Latvian
Belarusian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
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Glottocode
latv1249
bela1254
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
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.
Latvian and Belarusian Speaking population
Latvian and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. 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 Belarusian on Latvian vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Belarusian Language Codes
Latvian and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.