Latvian language
Latvian (Latvian: latviešu valoda), is the official state language of Latvia. It is also called Lettish and Lettisch.[2] It is estimated, that there are 1.75 million native speakers in Latvia.[3]
| Latvian | |
|---|---|
| latviešu valoda | |
| Native to | Latvia, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Finland |
| Region | Europe |
| Native speakers | native 1.39 million (Latvia) 150,000 (Abroad) 1.54 million (Worldwide)[1] second language: 500,000 (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Roman script |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Latvia, European Union |
| Regulated by | Latvian State Language Center |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | lv |
| ISO 639-2 | lav |
| ISO 639-3 | lav |
The Latvian alphabet has 33 letters. The letters are based on the Latin alphabet.[4] Along with the Lithuanian language, Latvian is the only live Baltic language.[5]
Latvian Language Media
Distribution of the Baltic tribes, c. 1200 (boundaries are approximate).
In 1649[source?] settlement of the Latvian speaking Kursenieki spanned from Memel (Klaipėda) to Danzig (Gdańsk).
Dictionary of the Polish-Latin-Latvian languages by Georgs Elgers, published in Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1683
Geographic distribution of the Latvian language in the Russian Empire according to 1897 census.
Geographical distribution of the dialects in Latvia. Varieties of the Livonian dialect (Lībiskais dialekts) are in blue, the Middle dialect (Vidus dialekts) in green, the Upper dialect (Augšzemnieku dialekts) in yellow.
The rarely used Latvian ergonomic keyboard layout
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References
- ↑ "Ethnologue report for language code:lav". Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ↑ Praulinš, Dace (2012-03-12). Latvian: An Essential Grammar. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-34536-4.
- ↑ "What Languages Are Spoken In Latvia?". WorldAtlas. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Wright, Richard. "Latvian Alphabet". www.languagehelpers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Campbell, George L.; King, Gareth (2020-07-01). Compendium of the World's Languages. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-25845-9.
Other websites
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Latvian language edition. |
- "Latvian Language Law in English". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- The Latvian Alphabet Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Examples of Latvian words and phrases (with sound)
- Latvian for beginners
- ok-board.com Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Latvian online transliteration
