Countries
European Union, Latvia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Latvia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
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Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Paldies
obrigado
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Como você está?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
boa noite
Good Evening
Labvakar
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Labdien
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Labrīt
bom Dia
Sorry
Piedodiet!
pesaroso
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Livonian
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Latvia
Brazil
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Latvia
Portugal
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Daman and Diu
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Português
Alternative Names
Lettish
Português
French Name
letton
portugais
German Name
Lettisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Latvian
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
port1283
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Portuguese Speaking population
Latvian and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Latvian vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Portuguese Language Codes
Latvian and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.