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Latvian is the official language of Latvia under Section 3 of the Official Language Law. The law separately provides protection for Latvian Sign Language, the Latgalian written language and Liv.

Latvija
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
latviešu
Latvian
Text direction: LTR

Latvian is the official language of Latvia under the Official Language Law.

Latvian
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Latvian

Read the Characters

Latvian · 33 characters

Latvian · 33 characters
A
a
Ā
ā
B
b
C
c
Č
č
D
d
E
e
Ē
ē
F
f
G
g
Ģ
ģ
H
h
I
i
Ī
ī
J
j
K
k
Ķ
ķ
L
l
Ļ
ļ
M
m
N
n
Ņ
ņ
O
o
P
p
R
r
S
s
Š
š
T
t
U
u
Ū
ū
V
v
Z
z
Ž
ž

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Latvia?

Latvian is the official language of Latvia under the Official Language Law.

What writing systems are used in Latvia?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Latvia: Official Language Law

Primary Latvian legal source. Section 3 states that Latvian is the official language; the law separately protects Latvian Sign Language, Latgalian written language and Liv.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.