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Extinct: no
Family: Indo-European
Branch: Baltic
Continent: Europe
Country: Latvia
 
Region: Also spoken in Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, New Zealand, Russia (Europe), Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela.
Countries Where Spoken: 1,394,000 in Latvia including over 500,000 Latgalians. Population total all countries 1,500,000 (1995 V. Zeps).
Countries Where Official: Latvia
   
Native Speakers: 1,394,000
Speakers Total: 1,500,000
  
Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 91
Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 91
Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 173
Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 537
  
Three Letter Code: LAT
Alternative Names: LATVISKA, 'LETTISH', 'LETTISCH'
Dialects: Kumux (kumkh), Vicxin (vitskhin), Vixlin (vikhlin), Ashtikulin, Balxar-calakan (balkar-tsalakan)., Imeretian, Racha-lexchxum (lechkhum), Gurian, Adzhar (acharian), Imerxev Kartlian, Kaxetian (kakhetian), Ingilo, Tush, Xevsur (kheysur), Moxev (mokhev), Pshav, Mtiul, Ferejdan, Meskhur-javakhuri., None, None, Upper Bal, Lower Bal, Lashx, Lentex., None, Jharawan, Kalat, Sarawan., Ploskost, Itumkala (shatoi), Melkhin, Kistin, Cheberloi, Akkin (aux)., Betul, Chindwara, Mandla, Seoni, Amravati, Bhandara, Nagpur, Yavatmal, Sironcha, Nirmal (adilabad), Bhamragarh, Utnoor, Aheri, Rajura, Etapally Gondi., Khondi, Gumsai, Kui (lerabaing, Buraga), Kiramang (kramang), Batulolong., Berad, Dasari, Dommara, Golari, Kamathi, Komtao, Konda-reddi, Salewari, Telangana, Telugu, Vadaga, Vadari, Srikakula, Vishakapatnam, East Godaveri, Rayalseema, Nellore, Guntur., Adi Dravida, Aiyar, Aiyangar, Arava, Burgandi, Kasuva, Kongar, Korava, Korchi, Madrasi, Parikala, Pattapu Bhasha, Tamil, Sri Lanka Tamil, Malaya Tamil, Burma Tamil, South Africa Tamil, Tigalu, Harijan, Sanketi, Hebbar, Mandyam Brahmin, Secunderabad Brahmi, Malabar, Nagari-malayalam, Malayalam, South Kerala, Central Kerala, North Kerala, Kayavar, Namboodiri, Moplah, Pulaya, Nasrani, Nayar., Bijapur, Jeinu Kuruba, Aine Kuruba., Tulu, Bellari., None, Aukshtaitish (aukshtaichiai, Aukstaitiskai, Highland Lithuanian), Dzukish (dzukiskai), Shamaitish (samogitian, Zhemaitish, Zemaitis, Zemaitiskai, Zemachiai, Lowland Lithuanian), Suvalkietiskai., West Latvian (central Latvian), East Latvian (high Latvian, Latgalian).,
 
Summary: 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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