Polish and Latvian Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Poland
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Poland
Latvia
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Polish and Latvian as Minority Language
In Polish and Latvian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and Latvian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
- Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Polish and Latvian dialects, then you can go to Polish vs Latvian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Polish and Latvian Regulators
Polish and Latvian speaking countries provide you Polish and Latvian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Latvian is regulated by Latvian State Language Center. Also get to learn, Polish and Latvian Language History.
Polish and Latvian Continents
Thinking about Polish and Latvian continents in which Polish and Latvian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Latvian. Most of the Polish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Latvian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Polish and Latvian languages:
Polish Interesting Facts:
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
Latvian 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 Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Lithuanian Language and derived from Not Available.