Countries
European Union, Latvia
  
Galicia
  
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 in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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!
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.
Latvian and Galician Speaking population
Latvian and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Latvian vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Galician Language Codes
Latvian and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.