Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Latvia
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Sveiki
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Paldies
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Labdien
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Labrīt
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
lūdzu
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Piedodiet!
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Livonian
Where They Speak
Greece
Latvia
Dialect 2
Griko
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Italy
Latvia
Dialect 3
Mariupol
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Ukraine
France, Latvia
Native Name
ελληνικά
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Lettish
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
letton
German Name
Neugriechisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Latvian
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
gree1276
latv1249
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Synthetic
All Greek 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 Greek and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Latvian Speaking population
Greek and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Latvian on Greek vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Latvian Language Codes
Greek and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.