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1 (National)
Latvian, Standard
[lvs]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1998, Constitution, Article 4). 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).
3 (Wider communication)
Russian
[rus]
3 (Wider communication). 1,775,000 in Latvia, all users. L1 users: 485,000 in Latvia (2018 World Factbook). L2 users: 1,290,000 (European Commission 2012).
4 (Educational)
English
[eng]
4 (Educational). 914,000 in Latvia (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
5 (Dispersed)
French
[fra]
5* (Dispersed). 21,600 in Latvia (Beck et al 2018), L2 users.
German, Standard
[deu]
5* (Dispersed). 214,790 in Latvia, all users. L1 users: 2,790 in Latvia (2020). L2 users: 212,000 (2018 Eurostat).
5 (Developing)
Latgalian
[ltg]
5* (Developing). 200,000 in Latvia (2009 J. Eisaks).
Romani, Baltic
[rml]
5* (Developing). 6,700 in Latvia (2018).
Latvian Sign Language
[lsl]
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. 2,000 (2021 EUD). Approximately 0.1%. Another estimate: 9,900 (2014 IMB).
6b (Threatened)
Võro
[vro]
6b* (Threatened).
8a (Moribund)
Yiddish, Eastern
[ydd]
8a (Moribund). 2,000 in Latvia (2017).
9 (Dormant)
Liv
[liv]
9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers. Last speaker, Grizelda Kristina, died in 2013 (2013 D. Charter). Ethnic population: 200.
Unestablished
Armenian, Western
[hyw]
Unestablished. 1,680 in Latvia (2018).
Azerbaijani, North
[azj]
Unestablished. 2,430 in Latvia (2018).
Belarusian
[bel]
Unestablished. 61,600 in Latvia (2018). Ethnic population: 78,800 (2018).
Chuvash
[chv]
Unestablished. 1,340 in Latvia (2018).
Estonian, Standard
[ekk]
Unestablished. 2,180 in Latvia (2018).
Georgian
[kat]
Unestablished. 1,000 in Latvia (2018).
Lithuanian
[lit]
Unestablished. 23,100 in Latvia (2018).
Polish
[pol]
Unestablished. 40,400 in Latvia (2018).
Romanian
[ron]
Unestablished. 3,350 in Latvia (2018).
Tatar
[tat]
Unestablished. 2,850 in Latvia (2018).
Ukrainian
[ukr]
Unestablished. 42,300 in Latvia (2018).
