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Welsh and Latvian


Latvian and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Wales   
Latvia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
British Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
21   
11
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Diolch   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Nos da   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Bore da   
Labrīt   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
Hwyl   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Powys   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Lettish   

French Name
gallois   
letton   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Baltic   

Branch
Brythonic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Latvian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
lav   

ISO 639 3
cym   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Welsh and Latvian Speaking population

Welsh and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. 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 Welsh and Latvian on Welsh vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Latvian Language Codes

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

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