Languages

Latvian Language

Govorun Translation Agency is providing its customers with correct and accurate translations from Latvian and to Latvian.
All translators have been carefully selected by our staff recruitment personnel and are ready to perform to the highest professional standards.
We work exclusively with mother tongue linguists who translate into their native language, which effectively minimizes any possible inaccuracies.
We support the following areas of expertise: Advertising & PR, Technology & Engineering, Law & Litigation Support, Banking & Finance, Medical & Health, Automotive & Aerospace, Food & Agriculture, Extractive Industries, Personal Documents and other.

SOME FACTS ABOUT LATVIAN

LATVIAN: a language of Latvia
SIL code: LAT
ISO 639-1: lv
ISO 639-2: lav

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.

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