Countries
European Union, Latvia
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Latvia
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Sveiki
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Paldies
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Ar labunakti
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Labvakar
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Labdien
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
Labrīt
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
lūdzu
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
Piedodiet!
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Livonian
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Latvia
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Latvia
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
High Latvian
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.75 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.75 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
latviešu valoda
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Lettish
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
letton
  
télougou
  
German Name
Lettisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1530
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Baltic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Latvian
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lv
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lav
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
lav
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
lav
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
latv1249
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Latvian and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Latvian and Telugu language. Latvian word for "Hello" is Sveiki or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Latvian Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Latvian vs Telugu Difficulty
The Latvian vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Latvian Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Latvian and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Latvian is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.