Latgalian

Summary

Latgalian is a dialect^[1]. Latgalian ranks in the top 5% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Latgalian is in the country of Latvia^[3].
• Latgalian is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Latgalian's instance of is recorded as dialect^[5].
• Latgalian's instance of is recorded as natural language^[6].
• Latgalian's instance of is recorded as modern language^[7].
• Latgalian is a type of Latvian^[8].
• Latgalian's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Latgalian's Commons category is recorded as Latgalian language^[10].
• Latgalian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ltg^[11].
• Latgalian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57, 'lon': 27}^[12].
• Latgalian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latgalian language^[13].
• Latgalian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+200000'}^[14].
• Latgalian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• Latgalian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ltg', 'text': 'latgaļu volūda'}^[16].
• Latgalian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ltg', 'text': 'Latgališu'}^[17].
• Latgalian's UNESCO language status is recorded as 2 vulnerable^[18].
• Latgalian's indigenous to is recorded as Latgale^[19].
• Latgalian's indigenous to is recorded as Balvi Municipality^[20].
• Latgalian's indigenous to is recorded as Daugavpils Municipality^[21].
• Latgalian's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'la langue latgalienne'}^[22].
• Latgalian's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing^[23].
• Latgalian's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language^[24].

Why It Matters

Latgalian ranks in the top 5% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).^[2] Latgalian has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Latgalian is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]