Polish and Latvian
Countries
European Union, Poland
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Poland
Latvia
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dziękuję
Paldies
How Are You?
Jak się masz?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
dobranoc
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
dobry wieczór
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
dzień dobry
Labdien
Good Morning
Dzień dobry
Labrīt
Sorry
Przepraszam
Piedodiet!
Bye
do widzenia
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
kocham Cię
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
przepraszam
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Kashubian
Livonian
Where They Speak
Poland
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Masovian
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Poland
Latvia
Dialect 3
Silesian
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland
France, Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Polski
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski
Lettish
French Name
polonais
letton
German Name
Polnisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Poles
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Polish
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
pols
not Available
Glottocode
poli1260
latv1249
Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Synthetic
All Polish 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 Polish and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Polish and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Polish are spoken in different Polish Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Polish vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Polish dialects include: Kashubian, Masovian. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Polish and Latvian Speaking population
Polish and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % 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 Polish and Latvian on Polish vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Polish and Latvian Language Codes
Polish and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Polish and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.