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| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
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]
- ↑ "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.
- "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