Latvian language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. What is the language family classification?East Baltic language, within the Indo-European family
2. What is the official language status?Official language of Latvia and an official language of the European Union
3. How many people speak Latvian?About 1.5 million native speakers live in Latvia, and another 100,000 people speak it outside the country. In Latvia, about 62% use it at home, and in many regions over 90% do.
4. Where is Latvian spoken?Latvian is mainly spoken in Latvia, especially outside of Latgale and Riga where more than 90% of people use it. Latvian communities also speak it abroad.

Indo-European Language Family: A vast and ancient family of languages spoken across much of Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.
East Baltic Languages: A subgroup of the Baltic languages, currently comprising Latvian and Lithuanian, known for their conservative linguistic features.
Mutual Intelligibility: The degree to which speakers of different languages or dialects can understand each other without prior study.
Linguistic Attrition: The process by which a language or dialect declines in usage and eventually disappears.