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Urdu and Latvian


Latvian and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Pakistan   
Latvia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Europe   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
9   
6

How Many Consonants
40   
29
24   
14

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد   
Sveiki   

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ   
Paldies   

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
سلام علیکم   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون   
Labdien   

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ   
Labrīt   

Please
براہ مہربانی   
lūdzu   

Sorry
معاف کرنا   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
الوداع   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
India   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
India   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Rekhta   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
South Asia   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million   
15
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
61.00 million   
19
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million   
14
Not Available   

Native Name
اُردُو   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Bihari   
Lettish   

French Name
ourdou   
letton   

German Name
Urdu   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
12th Century CE   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Baltic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu   
Latvian   

Language Position
20   
18
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ur   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
urd   
lav   

ISO 639 3
urd   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
urdu1245   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Urdu and Latvian Speaking population

Urdu and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Latvian on Urdu vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Latvian Language Codes

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

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