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Latvian and Italian


Italian and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
7   
8

National Language
Latvia   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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 most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
ciao   

Thank You
Paldies   
grazie   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Come stai?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
buongiorno   

Please
lūdzu   
Per Favore   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
scusate   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
arrivederci   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Italiano   

French Name
letton   
italien   

German Name
Lettisch   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Italians   

History

Origin
1530   
960 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Italian   

Language Position
Not Available   
27   
23

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
ita   

ISO 639 3
lav   
ita   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
latv1249   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Latvian and Italian Speaking population

Latvian and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Latvian vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Italian Language Codes

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

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