Latvian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is classified as a part of the Baltic subbranch of the Balto-Slavic branch of the family. It is one of two living Baltic languages with an official status (the other being Näytä lisää

There are three dialects in Latvian: the Livonian dialect, High Latvian and the Middle dialect. Latvian dialects and their varieties should not … Näytä lisää

Latvian grammar represents a classic Indo-European (Baltic) system with well developed inflection and derivation. Primary word … Näytä lisää

Consonants
Consonants in consonant sequences assimilate to the voicing of the subsequent consonant, … Näytä lisää

Origins
According to some glottochronological speculations, the East Baltic languages split from Näytä lisää

The history of the Latvian language (see below) has placed it in a peculiar position for a language of its size, whereby many non-native … Näytä lisää

Latvian in Latin script was first based upon the German orthography, while the alphabet of the Latgalian dialect was based on the Polish orthography. At the beginning of the … Näytä lisää