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Latvian and Portuguese


Portuguese and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
10   
6

National Language
Latvia   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
24   
14
19   
9

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   
Olá   

Thank You
Paldies   
obrigado   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
boa noite   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
bom Dia   

Please
lūdzu   
Por Favor   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
pesaroso   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
tchau   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million   
99+
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
Português   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Português   

French Name
letton   
portugais   

German Name
Lettisch   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
1530   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
por   

ISO 639 3
lav   
por   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
port1283   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Latvian and Portuguese Speaking population

Latvian and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Latvian vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Portuguese Language Codes

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