Swahili and Latvian
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Labdien
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Labrīt
I Love You
nakupenda
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Samahani
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Livonian
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Latvia
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Latvia
Dialect 3
Kimgao
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Kilwa
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Lettish
French Name
swahili
letton
German Name
Swahili
Lettisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Baltic
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Latvian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
latv1249
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Latvian Speaking population
Swahili and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Latvian on Swahili vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Latvian Language Codes
Swahili and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.