Countries
European Union, Latvia
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Latvia
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Sveiki
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Paldies
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Ar labunakti
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Labvakar
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Labdien
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Labrīt
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
lūdzu
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Piedodiet!
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Livonian
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Latvia
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Latvia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
High Latvian
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
1.75 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.75 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
latviešu valoda
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Lettish
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
letton
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Lettisch
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1530
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Baltic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Latvian
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lv
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lav
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
lav
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
lav
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
latv1249
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
All Latvian and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Filipino Speaking population
Latvian and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino on Latvian vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Filipino Language Codes
Latvian and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.