Latvian and Somali
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Latvia
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Paldies
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Labvakar
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Labdien
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Labrīt
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Livonian
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Latvia
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Latvia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Standard Somali
Native Name
latviešu valoda
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Lettish
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
letton
somali
German Name
Lettisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Somalis
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
Somali
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
soma1255
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Somali Speaking population
Latvian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Latvian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Somali Language Codes
Latvian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.