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Latvian and Irish


Irish and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Latvia  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Paldies  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
lūdzu  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
Slán  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Connacht  

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Munster  

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Ulster  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
1.65 million  
35

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
letton  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Lettisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1530  
c. 750  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Celtic  

Branch
Not Available  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
gle  

ISO 639 3
lav  
gle  

ISO 639 6
not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
latv1249  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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

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Latvian and Irish Speaking population

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Latvian and Irish Language Codes

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