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Latvianized
Latvianization (sometimes Lettization) is a cultural assimilation of something non-Latvian into Latvian (other), Latvian. This process was an important component during the several waves of Latvian national awakening. Language The first notable process of Latvianization was during the First Latvian National Awakening, when Germanism (linguistics), Germanisms in Latvian language, Latvian started to be replaced with native Latvian ones: ''beķeris'' (baker) > ''maiznieks'', ''duršlags'' (colander) > ''caurduris'', ''trekteris'' (funnel) > ''piltuve'' (both words are in use today), and the intolerant attitude was formed towards these borrowings. This process continued over time and by 1990s the Germanic Barbarism (linguistics), barbarisms (unwarranted borrowings) were to a great extent removed from the literary Latvian. Juris Alunāns was especially active in this and now he is recognized as the father of Latvian linguistics. Notably, he suggested Latvianized names for fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population use it as their primary language at home, however excluding the Latgale Region it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian, an extinct Baltic language); however Latvian has followed a more rapid development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
