Latvian
Baltic language, official in Latvia and the European Union
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Latvian
Summary
Latvian is a language[1]. Latvian ranks in the top 0.45% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,227 views/month, #25 of 5,611).[2]
Key Facts
- Latvian is in the country of Latvia[3].
- Latvian's instance of is recorded as language[4].
- Latvian's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[5].
- Latvian's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
- Latvian is a type of East Baltic[7].
- Latvian's writing system is recorded as Latvian alphabet[8].
- Latvian's writing system is recorded as Latvian Braille[9].
- Latvian's Commons category is recorded as Latvian language[10].
- Latvian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as lv[11].
- Latvian comprises Kursenieki[12].
- Latvian comprises Semigallian[13].
- Latvian comprises Latgalian[14].
- Latvian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57, 'lon': 24}[15].
- Latvian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latvian language[16].
- Latvian's language regulatory body is recorded as Latvian State Language Center[17].
- Latvian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1500000'}[18].
- Latvian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- Latvian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
- Latvian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
- Latvian's topic has template is recorded as Template:-lv-[22].
- Latvian's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/latvian[23].
- Latvian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'latviešu valoda'}[24].
- Latvian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'os', 'text': 'латвиаг'}[25].
- Latvian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'латвийски'}[26].
- Latvian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'латышская'}[27].
Why It Matters
Latvian ranks in the top 0.45% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,227 views/month, #25 of 5,611).[2] Latvian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Latvian is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]