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Latvian and Catalan


Catalan and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Latvia   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
23   
13

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
Hola   

Thank You
Paldies   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Bon dia   

Please
lūdzu   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Perdó!   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
Adéu   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
català   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
letton   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Lettisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
1530   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
cat   

ISO 639 3
lav   
cat   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Latvian and Catalan Speaking population

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Latvian and Catalan Language Codes

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