Latvian and Danish
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Latvia
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
-
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Paldies
Mange tak
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
God nat
Good Evening
Labvakar
God aften
Good Afternoon
Labdien
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Labrīt
God morgen
Sorry
Piedodiet!
Undskyld!
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Livonian
Scanian
Where They Speak
Latvia
Sweden
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Latvia
Denmark
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
latviešu valoda
dansk
Alternative Names
Lettish
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
letton
danois
German Name
Lettisch
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Danish people or Danes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Latvian
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
dani1284
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Latvian and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Danish Speaking population
Latvian and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish 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 Latvian and Danish on Latvian vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Danish Language Codes
Latvian and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.