Countries
European Union, Latvia
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Latvia
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sveiki
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Paldies
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Labvakar
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Labrīt
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
lūdzu
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Piedodiet!
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Livonian
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Latvia
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Griko
Where They Speak
Latvia
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Mariupol
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Ukraine
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Lettish
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
letton
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Lettisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Latvian
Modern Greek
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
ells
Glottocode
latv1249
gree1276
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Latvian and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Greek Speaking population
Latvian and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Latvian vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Greek Language Codes
Latvian and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.