Hebrew and Latvian
Countries
Israel
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Israel
Latvia
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Sveiki
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Paldies
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Labdien
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Labrīt
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
lūdzu
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Piedodiet!
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Livonian
Where They Speak
Israel
Latvia
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Latvia
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Israel
France, Latvia
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Lettish
French Name
hébreu
letton
German Name
Hebräisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Latvian
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
hebr1246
latv1249
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Synthetic
All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Latvian Speaking population
Hebrew and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Latvian on Hebrew vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Latvian Language Codes
Hebrew and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.