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Latvian and Oromo


Oromo and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Latvia   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
10   
7

How Many Consonants
24   
14
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
akkam   

Thank You
Paldies   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
lūdzu   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Wata   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
letton   
galla   

German Name
Lettisch   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1530   
16   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
orm   

ISO 639 3
lav   
orm   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
No data available   

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

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Latvian and Oromo Speaking population

Latvian and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Latvian vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Oromo Language Codes

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

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