Latgalian
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Latgalian is a historical variety of the Latvian language spoken in the Latgale region of Latvia, and some people regard it as a distinct Baltic language rather than simply a dialect. It matters because it represents an important part of Latvia's linguistic and cultural heritage, reflecting the country's complex history and regional diversity.
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Key facts
- Native to
- Latvia , Russia
- Region
- Latgalia , Selonia , Vidzeme , Siberia , Bashkortostan
- Ethnicity
- Modern Latgalians
- Native speakers
- 200,000 (2009)
- Language family
- Indo-European Balto-Slavic Baltic East Baltic Latvian High Latvian Non-Selonic Latgalian
- Early forms
- Proto-Indo-European Proto-Baltic
- Writing system
- Latin ( Latgalian alphabet )
- Iso 639 3
- ltg
- Glottolog
- east2282
- Linguasphere
- Latgale 54-AAB-ad Latgale
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Latgalian (latgalīšu volūda, Latvian: latgaliešu valoda) is an East Baltic language. The language law of Latvia classifies it as a "historical variant of the Latvian language". It is mostly spoken in Latgale, the eastern part of Latvia. The 2011 Latvian census established that 164,500 of Latvia's inhabitants, or 8.8% of the population, speak Latgalian daily. 97,600 of them lived in Latgale, 29,400 in Riga and 14,400 in the Riga Planning Region.
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