Adelphi Language Database: Latvian

Native Name: Latvian (latviešu valoda)
Number of Speakers: 1.39 million
Official language of: Latvia
Script used: Latin

Sample of Latvian

Kopš 1996. gada Jelgavas tipogrāfija ir privāts Latvijas uzņēmējiem piederošs uzņēmums, kas īpaši specializējas grāmatu un reklāmas materiālu iespiešanā un iesiešanā. Apvienojot Jelgavas poligrāfijas un grāmatiespiešanas tradīcijas, uzņēmumā uzkrāto pieredzi, poligrāfiķu garu un jauno īpašnieku ambīcijas un darba sparu, turpmāko gadu laikā uzņēmums piedzīvo strauju augšupeju un veiksmīgu attīstību.
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Latvian translation typesetting example

Latvian is a Baltic language related to Lithuanian and Old Prussian with about 1.4 million speakers in Latvia. There are also Latvian speakers in the USA, Russia, Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Lithuania, Ukraine, Estonia, Brazil and Belarus. The language is also sometimes called Lettish.

Latvian emerged as a distinct language in the 16th century, having evolved from Latgalian and assimilating Curonian, Semigallian and Selonian on the way. All of these belong to the Baltic language group. It is closely related to Lithuanian but the two languages are not mutually comprehensible.

The oldest known examples of written Latvian are from a 1530 translation of a hymn.

LatvianTranslation, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles

Latvian Translations Ltd. work translating Latvian to English and English to Latvian. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in Latvian as well as translation and localization of web sites into Latvian. We are based in Sheffield, UK and handle language projects for local clients in commercial centres such as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London but also have many International clients from around the world.