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==Facts about Standard Latvian == | ==Facts about Standard Latvian == | ||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>lvs</code> | *'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>lvs</code> | ||
*'''Autonyms''' (''how to write "Standard Latvian" in Standard Latvian''): <code>Latviešu / latviešu valoda</code> | |||
*'''Other names for "Standard Latvian"''': <code>Latviešu valoda,Latviski ("Lettisch","Lettish")</code> | |||
*'''The Standard Latvian language is spoken in''': <code>Latvia</code> | |||
Latvian, also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. | |||
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_language | |||
==Latvian Dictionaries== | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tezaurs.lv/ Tēzaurs]: Latvian dictionaries (meanings in Latvian), Latvian-German dictionaries (18<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> centuries) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tezaurs.lv/mlvv/ Mūsdienu latviešu valodas vārdnīca]: dictionary of contemporary Latvian | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tezaurs.lv/llvv/ Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca]: dictionary of the literary Latvian language | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?g=2&r=10331062 Letonika]: Latvian-English dictionary & German, Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian, Latin | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?g=1&r=2 Latvijas vēstures enciklopēdija]: Latvian historical encyclopedia | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.dict.com/Anglu-latviesu Lingea]: Latvian-English dictionary & multilingual | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://iate.europa.eu/home Iate]: multilingual terminological dictionary <span class="np">(European Union)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.vuordineica.lv/ Latvian-Latgalian] dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.loecsen.com/en/learn-latvian Loecsen]: Latvian-English common phrases <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENLV/ENLV002.HTM Goethe-Verlag]: Latvian-English common phrases & illustrated [http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/_VOCAB/EN/ENLV/ENLV.HTM vocabulary] <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.languagehelpers.com/members/latvian/online/languagehelper.php LanguageHelpers]: Latvian-English vocabulary, common phrases & alphabet <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://users.belgacom.net/letton/tdm.htm Latvian-English vocabulary] by topics | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.celotajs.lv/cont/prof/proj/PolProp/Dokumenti/libiesu_vardnica_EN.pdf Latvian-Liv-English vocabulary]: tourism | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.lspa.eu/files/study/lection_materials/U.Svinks/Vardnica_krieviski.pdf Спортивный словарь] <span class="k">[PDF]</span> Russian-English-Latvian-German Sport vocabulary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Latvian_terms_by_etymology Wiktionary]: etymology of Latvian words | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [[https://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=config&morpho=0&basename=\data\ie\baltet&first=1|Etymological database project]]: Baltic etymology (Latvian, Lithuanian) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tezaurs.lv/pdf/Dravnieks_Deutsch-Lettisches_worterbuch_1910.pdf Deutsch-lettisches Wörterbuch] <span class="k">[PDF]</span> Latvian-German dictionary, by Jēkabs Dravnieks (1910) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=aB8tAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Kreewu-latweeschu-wahzu wardnice]: Russian-Latvian-German dictionary by Krišjānis Valdemārs (1872) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://doi.org/10.11649/abs.2015.006 Color names] <span class="x">in ''Kreewu-latweeschu-wahzu wardnice''</span>, by Anitra Roze, in ''Acta baltico-slavica'' (2015) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tezaurs.lv/pdf/UlmW_I.pdf Lettisches Wörterbuch] <span class="k">[PDF]</span> Latvian-German dictionary, by Carl Christian Ulmann (1872) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tezaurs.lv/pdf/UlmW_II.pdf Deutsch-lettisches Wörterbuch] <span class="k">[PDF]</span> German-Latvian dictionary (1880) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=klxRAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Lettisches Lexikon] & [https://books.google.com/books?id=AcwGAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover Deutsch-lettisch]: Latvian-German dictionary, by Gotthard Friedrich Stender (Gothards Frīdrihs Stenders) (1789) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=md9EAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vollständiges deutschlettisches Lexicon] & [https://books.google.com/books?id=td9EAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Lettischdeutsches Lexicon]: Latvian-German dictionary, by Jakob Lange (1777) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=PDlVAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Wörter-Büchlein], <span class="x">wie etzliche gebräuchliche Sachen auff Teutsch, Schwedisch, Polnisch und Lettisch zu benennen seynd</span> (1705) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.academia.edu/31308494 Wörter-Büchlein], <span class="x">a German-Swedish-Polish-Latvian dictionary published in Riga in 1705</span> : introduction edited by Lennart Larsson (2011) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://eastsea1994.org/data/bbsData/14911000161.pdf The sea, especially the Baltic Sea], <span class="x">from the point of view of Latvians and Latvian language</span>, by Ojārs Bušs, in ''Sea names: heritage, perception and international relations'' (2015) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.lu.lv/fileadmin/user_upload/lu_portal/apgads/PDF/BJELLC/BJELLC_08/BJELLC-08-Veisbergs.pdf Word-formation pattern borrowing in Latvian] by Andrejs Veisbergs, in ''Baltic Journal of English Language'' (2018) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/32 Zum Einfluss des Lettischen auf das Deutsche im Baltikum]: on the influence of Latvian on German in the Baltic area, by Ineta Polanska, thesis (2003) | |||
*Sources: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/latvian_dictionary.htm | |||
==Free Standard Latvian Lessons== | ==Free Standard Latvian Lessons== | ||
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==Latvian Online Virtual Keyboard== | |||
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== Last Lessons == | |||
[[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Nature-and-outdoor-recreation|Nature and outdoor recreation]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Popular-sports-and-events|Popular sports and events]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Healthy-living-and-habits|Healthy living and habits]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Body-parts-and-basic-health-issues|Body parts and basic health issues]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/The-genitive-case-and-possession|The genitive case and possession]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-music-and-dance-traditions|Latvian music and dance traditions]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-language-and-literature|Latvian language and literature]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Accommodation-and-booking|Accommodation and booking]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Means-of-transport-and-directions|Means of transport and directions]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/The-subjunctive-mood-and-wishes|The subjunctive mood and wishes]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Modern-politics-and-society|Modern politics and society]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Major-historical-events-and-figures|Major historical events and figures]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Jobs-and-professions|Jobs and professions]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/School-subjects-and-degrees|School subjects and degrees]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/Indirect-objects-and-the-dative-case|Indirect objects and the dative case]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/The-accusative-case-and-direct-objects|The accusative case and direct objects]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-museums-and-exhibitions|Latvian museums and exhibitions]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-art-and-architecture|Latvian art and architecture]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Music,-films-and-books|Music, films and books]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Free-time-activities-and-sports|Free time activities and sports]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/Prepositions-and-their-cases|Prepositions and their cases]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/Adverbs-of-time-and-location|Adverbs of time and location]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-nature-and-national-parks|Latvian nature and national parks]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-cities-and-regions|Latvian cities and regions]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Using-public-transport|Using public transport]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Vocabulary/Buying-groceries-and-household-items|Buying groceries and household items]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/The-past-tense-and-other-verb-forms|The past tense and other verb forms]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Grammar/Latvian-verb-conjugation-in-the-present-tense|Latvian verb conjugation in the present tense]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-folklore-and-crafts|Latvian folklore and crafts]] — [[Language/Standard-latvian/Culture/Latvian-cuisine|Latvian cuisine]] | |||
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Facts about Standard Latvian[edit | edit source]
- Language code (ISO 639-3):
lvs - Autonyms (how to write "Standard Latvian" in Standard Latvian):
Latviešu / latviešu valoda - Other names for "Standard Latvian":
Latviešu valoda,Latviski ("Lettisch","Lettish") - The Standard Latvian language is spoken in:
Latvia
Latvian, also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_language
Latvian Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
• Tēzaurs: Latvian dictionaries (meanings in Latvian), Latvian-German dictionaries (18th-20th centuries)
• Mūsdienu latviešu valodas vārdnīca: dictionary of contemporary Latvian
• Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca: dictionary of the literary Latvian language
• Letonika: Latvian-English dictionary & German, Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian, Latin
• Latvijas vēstures enciklopēdija: Latvian historical encyclopedia
• Lingea: Latvian-English dictionary & multilingual
• Iate: multilingual terminological dictionary (European Union)
• Latvian-Latgalian dictionary
• Loecsen: Latvian-English common phrases (+ audio)
• Goethe-Verlag: Latvian-English common phrases & illustrated vocabulary (+ audio)
• LanguageHelpers: Latvian-English vocabulary, common phrases & alphabet (+ audio)
• Latvian-English vocabulary by topics
• Latvian-Liv-English vocabulary: tourism
• Спортивный словарь [PDF] Russian-English-Latvian-German Sport vocabulary
• Wiktionary: etymology of Latvian words
• [database project]: Baltic etymology (Latvian, Lithuanian)
• Deutsch-lettisches Wörterbuch [PDF] Latvian-German dictionary, by Jēkabs Dravnieks (1910)
• Kreewu-latweeschu-wahzu wardnice: Russian-Latvian-German dictionary by Krišjānis Valdemārs (1872)
• Color names in Kreewu-latweeschu-wahzu wardnice, by Anitra Roze, in Acta baltico-slavica (2015)
• Lettisches Wörterbuch [PDF] Latvian-German dictionary, by Carl Christian Ulmann (1872)
• Deutsch-lettisches Wörterbuch [PDF] German-Latvian dictionary (1880)
• Lettisches Lexikon & Deutsch-lettisch: Latvian-German dictionary, by Gotthard Friedrich Stender (Gothards Frīdrihs Stenders) (1789)
• Vollständiges deutschlettisches Lexicon & Lettischdeutsches Lexicon: Latvian-German dictionary, by Jakob Lange (1777)
• Wörter-Büchlein, wie etzliche gebräuchliche Sachen auff Teutsch, Schwedisch, Polnisch und Lettisch zu benennen seynd (1705)
• Wörter-Büchlein, a German-Swedish-Polish-Latvian dictionary published in Riga in 1705 : introduction edited by Lennart Larsson (2011)
• The sea, especially the Baltic Sea, from the point of view of Latvians and Latvian language, by Ojārs Bušs, in Sea names: heritage, perception and international relations (2015)
• Word-formation pattern borrowing in Latvian by Andrejs Veisbergs, in Baltic Journal of English Language (2018)
• Zum Einfluss des Lettischen auf das Deutsche im Baltikum: on the influence of Latvian on German in the Baltic area, by Ineta Polanska, thesis (2003)
Free Standard Latvian Lessons[edit | edit source]
Language Exchange[edit | edit source]
Forum[edit | edit source]
Tools[edit | edit source]
Marketplace[edit | edit source]
Latvian Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]
Last Lessons[edit | edit source]
Nature and outdoor recreation — Popular sports and events — Healthy living and habits — Body parts and basic health issues — The genitive case and possession — Latvian music and dance traditions — Latvian language and literature — Accommodation and booking — Means of transport and directions — The subjunctive mood and wishes — Modern politics and society — Major historical events and figures — Jobs and professions — School subjects and degrees — Indirect objects and the dative case — The accusative case and direct objects — Latvian museums and exhibitions — Latvian art and architecture — Music, films and books — Free time activities and sports — Prepositions and their cases — Adverbs of time and location — Latvian nature and national parks — Latvian cities and regions — Using public transport — Buying groceries and household items — The past tense and other verb forms — Latvian verb conjugation in the present tense — Latvian folklore and crafts — Latvian cuisine