The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
| Population | 1,394,000 in Latvia including over 500,000 Latgalians. Population total all countries 1,500,000 (1995 V. Zeps). |
| Region | Also spoken in Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, New Zealand, Russia (Europe), Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela. |
| Alternate names | LATVISKA, 'LETTISH', 'LETTISCH' |
| Dialects | WEST LATVIAN (CENTRAL LATVIAN), EAST LATVIAN (HIGH LATVIAN, LATGALIAN). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Baltic, Eastern. |
| Comments | Tamian is a subdialect of Central Latvian. Latvians do not like the term 'Lettish.' National language. Grammar. Roman script. Christian. Bible 1689-1995. |
