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Latvian and Kannada


Kannada and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Latvia  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
14  
11

How Many Consonants
24  
14
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Paldies  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
lūdzu  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
letton  
kannada  

German Name
Lettisch  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1530  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
9  
9
31  
29

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
kan  

ISO 639 3
lav  
kan  

ISO 639 6
lav  
kan  

Glottocode
latv1249  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Latvian and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Latvian and Kannada Speaking population

Latvian and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Latvian vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Kannada Language Codes

Latvian and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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