Latgalian

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A language of Latvia

ISO 639-3
ltg
Alternate Names
Latgaliešu
Autonym
Latgališu
User Population

200,000 in Latvia (2009 J. Eisaks).

Location

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.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Latvian [lav] and Lithuanian [lit]. A member of macrolanguage Latvian [lav].

Language Use

Also use Russian [rus]. Also use Standard Latvian [lvs].

Language Development

Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1937.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Latgalian
Writing

Latin script [Latn].