Concept information
Preferred term
lvsLatvian language
Type
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Language
Definition
- Latvian (latviešu valoda) is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language. Because of the language policy in Latvia about 1.9 million or 79% of Latvian population speak Latvian. The use of the Latvian language in various areas of social life in Latvia is increasing.
Entry terms
- Latvian, Standard
- Standard Latvian
ISO 639-3 code
- lvs
Notation
- lvs
In other languages
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Letton
French
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Lettische Sprache
German
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Lingua lettone
Italian
-
Portuguese
-
Idioma letón
Spanish
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/lvs
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