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Latvian and Ilocano


Ilocano and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Latvia  
Philippines  

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

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  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Paldies  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
lūdzu  
Not available  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
Pakada  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Not present  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Not present  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
letton  
ilocano  

German Name
Lettisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1530  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
Not Available  
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
lav  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
latv1249  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
31-CBA-a  

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

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Latvian and Ilocano Speaking population

Latvian and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Latvian vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Ilocano Language Codes

Latvian and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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