Latvian and Swedish
Countries
European Union, Latvia
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Latvia
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Paldies
tacka dig
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
hur mår du
Good Night
Ar labunakti
godnatt
Good Evening
Labvakar
god kväll
Good Afternoon
Labdien
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
Labrīt
god morgon
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Livonian
Dialects
Where They Speak
Latvia
Gabon
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Dialects
Where They Speak
Latvia
Georgia
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Dialects
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
France
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Svenska
Alternative Names
Lettish
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
letton
suédois
German Name
Lettisch
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
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Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Latvian
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
swed1254
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Swedish Speaking population
Latvian and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Latvian vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Swedish Language Codes
Latvian and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.