Latvian and German Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Latvia
  
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
  
National Language
Latvia
  
Germany
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
North Dakota, United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
  
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
  
Council for German Orthography
  
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.
  
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
  
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Albanian Languages
  
Latvian and German as Minority Language
In Latvian and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
If you want to compare Latvian and German dialects, then you can go to Latvian vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Latvian and German Regulators
Latvian and German speaking countries provide you Latvian and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Latvian State Language Center regulates Latvian language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Latvian and German Language History.
Latvian and German Continents
Thinking about Latvian and German continents in which Latvian and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Latvian and German. Most of the Latvian speaking countries lie in Europe. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Latvian and German languages:
Latvian 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.
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
The Latvian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Lithuanian Language whereas Latvian language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.