Countries
European Union, Latvia
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Latvia
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Sveiki
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Paldies
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
Ar labunakti
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Labvakar
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Labdien
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Labrīt
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
lūdzu
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
Piedodiet!
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Livonian
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Latvia
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Latvia
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
High Latvian
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
1.75 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.75 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
latviešu valoda
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Lettish
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
letton
  
bengali
  
German Name
Lettisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
1530
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Baltic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Latvian
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lv
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lav
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
lav
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
lav
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
latv1249
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available