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Latvian and Latvian


Latvian and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Latvia   
Latvia   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Latvian State Language Center   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
24   
14
24   
14

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Paldies   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Labrīt   

Please
lūdzu   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Lettish   

French Name
letton   
letton   

German Name
Lettisch   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
1530   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Latvian   

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
lav   

ISO 639 3
lav   
lav   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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