Latvian and Lithuanian
Countries
European Union, Latvia
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Latvia
Lithuania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
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.
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Latvian
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Kaip sekasi?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Labanakt
Good Evening
Labvakar
Labas vakaras
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Laba diena
Good Morning
Labrīt
Labas rytas
Sorry
Piedodiet!
atsiprašau
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Aš myliu tave
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Atsiprašau
Dialect 1
Livonian
Samogitian
Where They Speak
Latvia
Lithuania
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Aukštaitian
Where They Speak
Latvia
Lithuania
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Curonian
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Lithuania
Native Name
latviešu valoda
lietuvių kalba
Alternative Names
Lettish
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
French Name
letton
lituanien
German Name
Lettisch
Litauisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Lithuanians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
Lithuanian
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Lithuanian Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
lith1251
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
54-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
All Latvian and Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Lithuanian Speaking population
Latvian and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 %. 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 Lithuanian on Latvian vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Lithuanian Language Codes
Latvian and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.