Countries
European Union, Latvia
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
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
Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Labvakar
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Labdien
guten Tag
Good Morning
Labrīt
guten Morgen
Sorry
Piedodiet!
Verzeihung
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Livonian
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Latvia
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Latvia
Germany
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Texas German
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Texas
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Lettish
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
letton
allemand
German Name
Lettisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Germans
Origin
1530
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Latvian and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and German Speaking population
Latvian and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and German languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Latvian vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and German Language Codes
Latvian and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.