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Russian and Latvian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
European Union, Latvia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Russia
Latvia
1.4 Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
1.6 Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Latvian State Language Center
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Lithuanian Language
1.10 Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
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Russian vs Latvian Countries

Comparing Russian vs Latvian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Russian and Latvian languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Latvian is official language is 2

Find if Russian and Latvian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Russian and Latvian speaking countries will give you the presence of Russian and Latvian languages in different countries. Along with Russian vs Latvian countries, you can also compare Russian vs Latvian.

Russian and Latvian as Minority Language

In Russian and Latvian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Latvian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
  • Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Russian and Latvian dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Latvian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Russian and Latvian Regulators

Russian and Latvian speaking countries provide you Russian and Latvian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Latvian is regulated by Latvian State Language Center. Also get to learn, Russian and Latvian Language History.

Russian and Latvian Continents

Thinking about Russian and Latvian continents in which Russian and Latvian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Latvian. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Russian and Latvian languages:

Russian Interesting Facts:

  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Lithuanian Language and derived from Not Available.

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