Countries
European Union, Latvia
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Latvia
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Italian Language
Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Labvakar
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Labdien
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Labrīt
Bonjour
Please
lūdzu
S'il vous plaît
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
au revoir
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Livonian
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Latvia
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
African French
Where They Speak
Latvia
Africa
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Swiss French
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
latviešu valoda
français
Alternative Names
Lettish
Français
French Name
letton
français
German Name
Lettisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
French people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Latvian
Standard French
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
stan1290
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Latvian and French 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 French dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and French Speaking population
Latvian and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and French languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Latvian vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and French Language Codes
Latvian and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.