Countries
European Union, Latvia
India, Pakistan
National Language
Latvia
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sveiki
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Paldies
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Ar labunakti
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Labvakar
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Labdien
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Labrīt
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
lūdzu
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Piedodiet!
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Livonian
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Latvia
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Latvia
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Doabi
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
latviešu valoda
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Lettish
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
letton
pendjabi
German Name
Lettisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Punjabis
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Latvian
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
latv1249
panj1256
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Latvian and Punjabi 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 Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Punjabi Speaking population
Latvian and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Latvian vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Punjabi Language Codes
Latvian and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.