Latvian and Swahili
Countries
European Union, Latvia
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Latvia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Labvakar
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Labdien
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Labrīt
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Samahani
Dialect 1
Livonian
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Latvia
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Latvia
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Kimgao
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Kilwa
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Lettish
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
letton
swahili
German Name
Lettisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
Swahili
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
latv1249
swah1254
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Swahili Speaking population
Latvian and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Latvian vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Swahili Language Codes
Latvian and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.