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Marathi and Latvian


Latvian and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
India   
Latvia   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
9   
6

How Many Consonants
36   
26
24   
14

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Sveiki   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Paldies   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Labdien   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Labrīt   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
lūdzu   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
France, Latvia   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
Not Available   

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Lettish   

French Name
marathe   
letton   

German Name
Marathi   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
10th century   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Baltic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Latvian   

Language Position
17   
15
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
lav   

ISO 639 3
mar   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
omr   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Marathi and Latvian Speaking population

Marathi and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Latvian on Marathi vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Latvian Language Codes

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