Latvia
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Armenian, Western
[hyw] Users: 1,680 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Armenian.
Azerbaijani, North
[azj] Users: 2,430 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani.
Belarusian
[bel] Users: 61,600 in Latvia (2018). Ethnic population: 78,800 (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Chuvash
[chv] Users: 1,340 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Bolgar.
English
[eng] Users: 914,000 in Latvia (European Commission 2012), L2 users. Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Angļu. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Estonian, Standard
[ekk] Users: 2,180 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Finnic.
French
[fra] Users: 21,600 in Latvia (Beck et al 2018), L2 users. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Georgian
[kat] Users: 1,000 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Kartvelian, Georgian.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 214,790 in Latvia, all users. L1 users: 2,790 in Latvia (2020). L2 users: 212,000 (2018 Eurostat). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Latgalian
[ltg] Aglona, Baltinava, Balvi, Cibla, Dagda, Daugavpils, Kārsava, Kraslava, Livāni, Ludza, Preili, Riebiņi, Rugāji, Varakļāni, Vārkava, Viļaka, and Viļāni municipalities; Rezekne City; generally east of the Balvi–Pechory (Russia) highway. Users: 200,000 in Latvia (2009 J. Eisaks). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Latgaliešu. Autonym: Latgališu. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Latvian
Latvian Sign Language
[lsl] Scattered. Users: 2,000 (2021 EUD). Approximately 0.1%. Another estimate: 9,900 (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (1999, Official Language Law, Section 3(3), 1999-09-12), Ensures development and use for communication with people of impaired hearing. Alternate Names: LZV, Latviešu Zīmju Valoda. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Latvian, Standard
[lvs] Widespread. Users: 1,832,000 in Latvia, all users. L1 users: 1,370,000 in Latvia (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 462,000 (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 1,997,500 (as L1: 1,535,500; as L2: 462,000). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1998, Constitution, Article 4). Autonym: Latviešu valoda, Latviski. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Lithuanian
[lit] Users: 23,100 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Liv
[liv] Dundaga and Ventspils municipalities: 12 coastal villages; narrow strip along Baltic coast; Riga city. Users: No known L1 speakers. Last speaker, Grizelda Kristina, died in 2013 (2013 D. Charter). Ethnic population: 200. Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Livonian. Autonym: Livõ kēļ, Rāndakēļ. Classification: Uralic, Finnic.
Polish
[pol] Users: 40,400 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic.
Romani, Baltic
[rml] Scattered: western Latvia; Riga. Users: 6,700 in Latvia (2018). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Balt Romani, Balt Slavic Romani, Baltic Slavic Romani, Romani. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern.
Romanian
[ron] Users: 3,350 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern.
Russian
[rus] Major cities. Users: 1,775,000 in Latvia, all users. L1 users: 485,000 in Latvia (2018 World Factbook). L2 users: 1,290,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Alternate Names: Krievu. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Tatar
[tat] Users: 2,850 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Users: 42,300 in Latvia (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Võro
[vro] Aluksnes municipality: north, along Estonian border. Users: Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Võro kiil. Classification: Uralic, Finnic.
Yiddish, Eastern
[ydd] Scattered. Users: 2,000 in Latvia (2017). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Judeo-German. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Yiddish.