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Malayalam and Latvian


Latvian and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Latvia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
24   
14

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Sveiki   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Paldies   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Labdien   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Labrīt   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
lūdzu   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
India   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Lettish   

French Name
malayalam   
letton   

German Name
Malayalam   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1530   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Latvian   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
lav   

ISO 639 3
mal   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Malayalam and Latvian Speaking population

Malayalam and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. 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 Malayalam and Latvian on Malayalam vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Latvian Language Codes

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

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