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Marathi and Latvian


Latvian and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
India  
Latvia  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Latvian State Language Center  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
9  
6

How Many Consonants
36  
26
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Sveiki  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Paldies  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
Labdien  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Labrīt  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
lūdzu  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
1.75 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Lettish  

French Name
marathe  
letton  

German Name
Marathi  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
10th century  
1530  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Baltic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Latvian  

Language Position
17  
15
9  
9

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
lav  

ISO 639 3
mar  
lav  

ISO 639 6
mar  
lav  

Glottocode
mara1378  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
omr  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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All Marathi and Latvian 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 Marathi and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Latvian Speaking population

Marathi and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Marathi and Latvian on Marathi vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Latvian Language Codes

Marathi and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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