Latvian
A language of Latvia
| Population | 1,390,000 in Latvia. Over 500,000 Latgalians. Population total all countries: 1,504,880. |
| Region | Also in Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, New Zealand, Russian Federation (Europe), Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela. |
| Alternate names | “Lettisch” , “Lettish” |
| Dialects | West Latvian (Central Latvian, Tamian), East Latvian (High Latvian, Latgalian). Tamian is a subdialect of the Central Latvian dialect. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Baltic, Eastern |
| Language use | Official language. |
| Language development | Fully developed. Bible: 1689–1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | “Lettish” is pejorative. Christian. |
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