Latvian and Malagasy
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Madagascar
National Language
Latvia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
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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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Paldies
Misaotra
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Labvakar
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Labrīt
Maraina tsara
Sorry
Piedodiet!
Miala tsiny
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
Veloma!
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Azafady
Dialect 1
Livonian
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Latvia
Merina
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Latvia
Sakalava
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
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Native Name
latviešu valoda
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Lettish
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
letton
malgache
German Name
Lettisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Malagasy people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Austronesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
latv1249
mala1537
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Malagasy Speaking population
Latvian and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Latvian vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Malagasy Language Codes
Latvian and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.