Latvian and Afrikaans
Countries
European Union, Latvia
South Africa
National Language
Latvia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Ar labunakti
goeie nag
Good Evening
Labvakar
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Labrīt
goeie more
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
Totsiens
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Livonian
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Latvia
-
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Latvia
-
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Namibia
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Lettish
Cape Dutch
French Name
letton
afrikaans
German Name
Lettisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Afrikaners
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Latvian
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
afri1274
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic
All Latvian and Afrikaans 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 Latvian and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Afrikaans Speaking population
Latvian and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Latvian and Afrikaans on Latvian vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Afrikaans Language Codes
Latvian and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.