Countries
European Union, Latvia
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Total No. Of Countries
27
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National Language
Latvia
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
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Albanian Languages