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Kashmiri vs Latvian


Latvian vs Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Latvia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Latvian State Language Center  

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17  
14
9  
6

How Many Consonants
27  
17
24  
14

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum  
Sveiki  

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  
Paldies  

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
سہا مسا  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya  
Labdien  

Good Morning
Hach ch'i  
Labrīt  

Please
مهربانی کر  
lūdzu  

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
Khuda hāfiz  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Poguli  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
6,100,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rambani  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
India  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
5,600,000.00  
36
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.60 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.42 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  
Lettish  

French Name
kashmiri  
letton  

German Name
Kaschmiri  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
12th Century  
1530  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Baltic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kashmiri  
Latvian  

Language Position
23  
21
9  
9

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ks  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
kas  
lav  

ISO 639 3
kas  
lav  

ISO 639 6
kas  
lav  

Glottocode
kash1277  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
No data available  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Kashmiri and Latvian Language History

Comparison of Kashmiri vs Latvian language history gives us differences between origin of Kashmiri and Latvian language. History of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century whereas history of Latvian language states that this language originated in 1530. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kashmiri and Latvian Language History.

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Kashmiri and Latvian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kashmiri and Latvian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Latvian language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Latvian word for "Thank You" is Paldies. Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Latvian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kashmiri vs Latvian Difficulty

The Kashmiri vs Latvian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri Alphabets and Latvian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kashmiri and Latvian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Latvian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Latvian time required is 44 weeks.

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