Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Latvia
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Përshëndetje
Sveiki
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Paldies
How Are You?
Si jeni?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
natën e mirë
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Labdien
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
Labrīt
Bye
mirupafshim
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Më falni
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Livonian
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Latvia
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Latvia
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Italy
France, Latvia
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Shqip
Lettish
French Name
albanais
letton
German Name
Albanisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Latvian
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
alba1267
latv1249
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
All Albanian 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 Albanian and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Latvian Speaking population
Albanian and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Latvian on Albanian vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Latvian Language Codes
Albanian and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.