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Latvian and Galician


Galician and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Latvia   
Galicia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
24   
14
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
Ola   

Thank You
Paldies   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Bos días   

Please
lūdzu   
Por favor   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Síntoo!   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
Adeus   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
East Galicia   

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
letton   
galicien   

German Name
Lettisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1530   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Galician   

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
glg   

ISO 639 3
lav   
glg   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
51-AAA-ab   

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

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Latvian and Galician Speaking population

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Latvian and Galician Language Codes

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