Countries
European Union, Latvia
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Latvia
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
German and English Languages
Alphabets in
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Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Paldies
dankjewel
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Labvakar
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
Labdien
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Labrīt
goedemorgen
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
vaarwel
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
pardon
Dialect 1
Livonian
Gronings
Where They Speak
Latvia
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Latvia
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Limburgian
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Lettish
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
letton
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Lettisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Dutch people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Latvian
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
mode1257
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
All Latvian and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Dutch Speaking population
Latvian and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Latvian vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Dutch Language Codes
Latvian and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.