Latvian and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Latvia
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Latvia
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
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Derived From
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Latvian and Chinese as Minority Language
In Latvian and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Latvian and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Latvian vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Latvian and Chinese Regulators
Latvian and Chinese speaking countries provide you Latvian and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Latvian State Language Center regulates Latvian language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Latvian and Chinese Language History.
Latvian and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Latvian and Chinese continents in which Latvian and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Latvian and Chinese. Most of the Latvian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Latvian and Chinese languages:
Latvian 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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Latvian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Lithuanian Language whereas Latvian language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.