Latgalian

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Latgalian is an Eastern Baltic language variety closely related to Latvian, traditionally spoken by the Latgalian ethnic group in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Baltic language
language variety
regional language
closelyRelatedTo Latvian language
linked to: Latvian
country Latvia
ethnicGroupAssociated Latgalians
linked to: Latvians
hasAlternativeName Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian

Latgalian written language
hasBasicWordOrder SVO
hasCaseSystem seven grammatical cases
hasCulturalRole marker of Latgalian identity
hasDialects Central Latgalian
linked to: Latgalian

Northern Latgalian
linked to: Latgalian

Southern Latgalian
linked to: Latgalian
hasGrammaticalGender feminine
masculine
hasLegalStatus protected historical written variety of Latvian
hasLiteraryTradition Latgalian literature
hasMorphologicalFeature rich inflectional morphology
hasNumberCategory plural
singular
hasOrthographicStandard modern Latgalian orthography
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct vowel system from Standard Latvian
palatalized consonants
hasRegulatoryBody Latgalian Language Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
hasStatus minority language in Latvia (de facto)
hasWritingTraditionSince 18th century
historicallyInfluencedBy Church Slavonic
Polish
linked to: Polish language

Russian
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Latvian language (partially)
ISO639-3Code ltg
languageBranch Baltic
languageFamily Indo-European
languageSubbranch Eastern Baltic
recognizedAs historical variety of Latvian
recognizedIn Latvian legislation
region Latgale
spokenIn Latgale region
linked to: Latgale

eastern Latvia
linked to: Latgale
subclassOf Baltic language
Indo-European language
traditionalLanguageOf Latgalian ethnic group
linked to: Latgalian
usedBy Latgalian diaspora communities
usedIn education (regional contexts)
local media
religious literature
usesAlphabet Latgalian alphabet
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Latgale hasRegionalLanguage Latgalian
Latgale knownFor Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian
Proto-Baltic hasDescendant Latgalian
Latvian hasDialects High Latvian
linked to: Latgalian
Lutsi dialect influencedBy Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian
Baltic languages hasPart Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian
Baltic languages hasLivingLanguage Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian
Ludza hasRegionalLanguage Latgalian
Ludza hasCulturalIdentity Latgalian culture
linked to: Latgalian
Inflantia associatedWithLanguage Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian
Latgalian ceramics associatedWith Latgalian language community
linked to: Latgalian
Latgalian traditionalLanguageOf Latgalian ethnic group
linked to: Latgalian
Latgalian hasDialects Northern Latgalian
linked to: Latgalian
Latgalian hasDialects Central Latgalian
linked to: Latgalian
Latgalian hasDialects Southern Latgalian
linked to: Latgalian
Latgalian hasAlternativeName Latgalian language
linked to: Latgalian
Semigallian closelyRelatedTo Latgalian
subject linked to: Semigallian (extinct language)
Semigallian notToBeConfusedWith Latgalian
subject linked to: Semigallian (extinct language)
Rēzekne alsoSpokenLanguage Latgalian