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Latvian and Lithuanian Speaking countries


Lithuanian and Latvian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Latvia   
Lithuania   

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   
Poland   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
  
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Latvian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Latvian and Lithuanian as Minority Language

In Latvian and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and Lithuanian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.

If you want to compare Latvian and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to Latvian vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Latvian and Lithuanian Regulators

Latvian and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you Latvian and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Latvian State Language Center regulates Latvian language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, Latvian and Lithuanian Language History.

Latvian and Lithuanian Continents

Thinking about Latvian and Lithuanian continents in which Latvian and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Latvian and Lithuanian. Most of the Latvian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Latvian and Lithuanian languages:

Latvian Interesting Facts:

Lithuanian Interesting Facts:

The Latvian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Lithuanian Language whereas Latvian language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.

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