Countries
European Union, Latvia
Vietnam
National Language
Latvia
Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic
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.
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
Labvakar
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
Labrīt
Chào buổi sáng
Please
lūdzu
xin vui lòng
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
Tạm biệt
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Livonian
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Latvia
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Latvia
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
latviešu valoda
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Lettish
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
letton
vietnamien
German Name
Lettisch
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Latvian
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
latv1249
viet1252
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Latvian and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Vietnamese Speaking population
Latvian and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Latvian vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Vietnamese Language Codes
Latvian and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.