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Latvian vs French


French vs Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
Latvia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

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  
bonjour  

Thank You
Paldies  
Merci  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
Bonjour  

Please
lūdzu  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
désolé  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
au revoir  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
African French  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Africa  

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
français  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Français  

French Name
letton  
français  

German Name
Lettisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1530  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Standard French  

Language Position
Not Available  
13  
12

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
fre  

ISO 639 3
lav  
fra  

ISO 639 6
not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
latv1249  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
51-AAA-i  

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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Latvian and French Language History

Comparison of Latvian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Latvian and French language. History of Latvian language states that this language originated in 1530 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Latvian and French Language History.

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Latvian and French Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Latvian and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Latvian and French language. Latvian word for "Hello" is Sveiki or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Latvian Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Latvian vs French Difficulty

The Latvian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Latvian Alphabets and French Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Latvian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Latvian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Latvian is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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