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Latvian and Luri


Luri and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Iran  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Latvia  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Antartica  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
-  

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.
  
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Persian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
25 weeks  
7

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
hello  

Thank You
Paldies  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
how are you  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
Good night  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
Good evening  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
Good afternoon  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
Good morning  

Please
lūdzu  
Please  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
sorry  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
bye  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
i love you  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
excuse me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Feyli lurish  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Bakhtiari  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Laki  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million  
99+
0.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
0.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
89.00 million  
10

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
nanme  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Lori, Luri, Luristani  

French Name
letton  
louri  

German Name
Lettisch  
-  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Lurs  

History

Origin
1530  
19 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
gd  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
gd  

Language Position
9  
9
23  
21

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
12  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
lrc  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
lrc  

ISO 639 3
lav  
12  

ISO 639 6
lav  
lrc  

Glottocode
latv1249  
12  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
12  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Latvian and Luri Speaking population

Latvian and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Latvian vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Luri Language Codes

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