Latvian and Slovene
Countries
European Union, Latvia
European Union, Slovenia
National Language
Latvia
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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.
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Serbo-Croatian
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Kako se imate?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Lahko noč
Good Evening
Labvakar
Dober večer
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Dober dan
Good Morning
Labrīt
Dobro jutro
Sorry
Piedodiet!
Oprostite
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
Nasvidenje
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ljubim te
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Livonian
Prekmurje Slovene
Where They Speak
Latvia
Hungary, Slovenia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Resian
Where They Speak
Latvia
Italy
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Styrian
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Slovenia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Not available
Alternative Names
Lettish
Slovenian, Slovenscina
French Name
letton
slovène
German Name
Lettisch
Slowenisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Slovenes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
Slovene
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
latv1249
slov1268
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
53-AAA-f
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Latvian and Slovene 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 Slovene dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Slovene language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Slovene Dialects are spoken in different Slovene speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Slovene Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Slovene dialects include: Prekmurje Slovene , Resian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Slovene Speaking population
Latvian and Slovene speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Slovene languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Slovene Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovene language is Not Available. 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 Slovene on Latvian vs Slovene where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Slovene Language Codes
Latvian and Slovene language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Slovene Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.