Danish and Latvian
Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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 Swedish
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Paldies
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
God nat
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
God aften
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Labdien
Good Morning
God morgen
Labrīt
Sorry
Undskyld!
Piedodiet!
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Scanian
Livonian
Where They Speak
Sweden
Latvia
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Denmark
Latvia
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
France, Latvia
Native Name
dansk
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Lettish
French Name
danois
letton
German Name
Dänisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Latvian
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
dani1284
latv1249
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Danish 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 Danish and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Latvian Speaking population
Danish and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % 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 Danish and Latvian on Danish vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Latvian Language Codes
Danish and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.