million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, spoke Latvian in the 2000s, before...
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to learn all three languages. The reform was strongly opposed by both the faction of Latvian national communists [lv] and the Latvian public who believed...
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volūda, Latvian: latgaliešu valoda) is an East Baltic language; it is sometimes considered a dialect of Latvian. The language law of Latvia classifies...
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Latgalian language (a dialect of Latvian) is also protected by Latvian law as a historical variation of the Latvian language.[citation needed] Latvia portal...
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the Constitution of Latvia form the foundation for language policy in Latvia, declaring Latvian to be the official state language and affirming the rights...
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894 persons in Latvia reported Latvian as their main language spoken at home; 698,757 respondents listed Russian as their main language spoken at home...
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Livonian as a lesser used language in Latvia – along with Latgalian – is represented by the Latvian Bureau of Lesser Used Languages (LatBLUL), formerly a...
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Latvia (/ˈlætviə/ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes /ˈlɑːtviə/ LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija Latvian pronunciation: [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia, is...
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Latgalian language (variously considered a separate language or a dialect of Latvian) adds two extra letters to this standard set: Ō and Y. The Latvian alphabet...
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acronym for Latvian Sign Language. The Official Language Law of 9 December 1999, which came into force on 1 September 2000, gave Latvian Sign Language a legal...
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modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish Latvian cuisine Latvian culture Latvian horse Latvian Gambit...
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subject–verb–object. Latvian has pre-nominal adjectives and both prepositions and postpositions. There are no articles in Latvian, but definiteness can...
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practices and the later folk traditions of the Latvian people and pre-Christian Baltic mythology. Latvian mythology is used particularly as a tool for reconstructing...
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The Latvian Riflemen (Latvian: Latviešu strēlnieki; Russian: Латышские стрелки, romanized: Latyshskie strelki) were originally a military formation of...
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independence, the Latvian government re-adopted the traditional red-white-red flag. Though officially adopted in 1921, the Latvian flag was used in as...
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could speak and write Latvian. The Latvian milieu of many towns was a good incentive for Russians to learn the Latvian language. 70% of Russian residents...
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January 2026, all content created by Latvian public media (including LSM) should be only in Latvian or a language that "belongs to the European cultural...
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The Curonian language (German: Kurisch; Latvian: kuršu valoda; Lithuanian: kuršių kalba), or Old Curonian, was a Baltic language spoken by the Curonians...
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football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The first all-national Latvian championship...
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The Latvian lats (plural: lati, plural genitive: latu, second Latvian lats ISO 4217 currency code: LVL) was the currency of Latvia from 1922 until 1940...
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monopoly in the Latvian energy market; veto rights to any decision which could weaken the positions of the Latvian language. After the 2018 Latvian parliamentary...
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The Latvian Orthodox Church (Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Baznīca) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Latvia, part of the wider Eastern Orthodoxy community...
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Lithuanian language at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Latvian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required), Standard Latvian language at Ethnologue...
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The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, Latvian: Latvijas Krievu savienība, Russian: Русский союз Латвии, romanized: Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a political...
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Latvian Americans (Latvian: Amerikas latvieši) are Americans who are of Latvian ancestry. According to the 2008 American Community Survey, there are 93...
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occupation of Latvia in 1940. This Law prescribes: Latvian language as the official language in accordance with the Constitution of the Latvian Soviet Socialist...
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of Riga Latvian independence movement (1940–1991) Latvian diplomatic service (1940–1991) List of presidents of Latvia Prime Minister of Latvia Livonia...
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The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia, LaSSR or simply Latvia, was de facto one of the constituent republics...
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basket (Lith. krepšys, Latvian ķocis), tevs – thin (Lith. plonas, tęvas, Latvian tievs), rebas – ribs (Lith. šonkauliai, Latvian ribas), a jebentas! –...
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The Latvian National Armed Forces (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki), or NBS, are the armed forces of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based...
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