Swedish and Latvian
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Sweden
Latvia
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Paldies
How Are You?
hur mår du
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
godnatt
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
god kväll
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Labdien
Good Morning
god morgon
Labrīt
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Dialects
Livonian
Where They Speak
Gabon
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dialects
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Georgia
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Dialects
High Latvian
Where They Speak
France
France, Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Lettish
French Name
suédois
letton
German Name
Schwedisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
swed1254
latv1249
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Swedish 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 Swedish and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Latvian Speaking population
Swedish and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Latvian on Swedish vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Latvian Language Codes
Swedish and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
