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Latvian and Marathi


Marathi and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Latvia  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
16  
13

How Many Consonants
24  
14
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Paldies  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
lūdzu  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
letton  
marathe  

German Name
Lettisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
1530  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Marathi  

Language Position
9  
9
17  
15

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
mar  

ISO 639 3
lav  
mar  

ISO 639 6
lav  
mar  

Glottocode
latv1249  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Latvian and Marathi Speaking population

Latvian and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Latvian vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Marathi Language Codes

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

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