Galician and Latvian
Countries
Galicia
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Galicia
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
- 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
Portuguese Language
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Boas noites
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Labdien
Good Morning
Bos días
Labrīt
I Love You
Ámote
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Livonian
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Latvia
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Latvia
Dialect 3
Western Galician
High Latvian
Where They Speak
West Galicia
France, Latvia
Native Name
Galego
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Lettish
French Name
galicien
letton
German Name
Galicisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Galician
Latvian
Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
gali1258
latv1249
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic
All Galician 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 Galician and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Latvian Speaking population
Galician and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % 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 Galician and Latvian on Galician vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Latvian Language Codes
Galician and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.