Norwegian and Latvian
Countries
Norway
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Norway
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
god natt
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
god kveld
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
Labdien
Good Morning
god morgen
Labrīt
Please
Vær så snill
lūdzu
Sorry
unnskyld
Piedodiet!
I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Livonian
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Latvia
Dialect 2
Sognamål
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Sogn
Latvia
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
France, Latvia
Native Name
Norsk
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Norsk
Lettish
French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
letton
German Name
Nynorsk
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Norwegians
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Latvian
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
norw1258
latv1249
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Norwegian and Latvian Speaking population
Norwegian and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 % 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 Norwegian and Latvian on Norwegian vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Latvian Language Codes
Norwegian and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.