Afrikaans and Latvian
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Latvia
National Language
South Africa
Latvia
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
goeie nag
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Labdien
Good Morning
goeie more
Labrīt
Bye
Totsiens
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Livonian
Where They Speak
-
Latvia
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
-
Latvia
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Namibia
France, Latvia
Native Name
Afrikaans
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Lettish
French Name
afrikaans
letton
German Name
Afrikaans
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Latvian
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
afri1274
latv1249
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Synthetic
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Latvian Speaking population
Afrikaans and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Afrikaans and Latvian on Afrikaans vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Latvian Language Codes
Afrikaans and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.