• Latvian Sign Language (Latvian: latviešu zīmju valoda) is a sign language commonly used by deaf people in Latvia. Linguists use LSL as an acronym for Latvian...
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    German other languages widely spoken: English (46%) Latvian Sign Language (legally recognised and supported) and Russian Sign Language In the 2011 census...
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  • Sign Language (1825) Malagasy Sign Language (1950) Icelandic Sign Language (split ca. 1910) Faroese Sign Language (1960) Latvian Sign Language (1806)...
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    Latvian: latgaliešu valoda) is an East Baltic language. The language law of Latvia classifies it as a "historical variant of the Latvian language"....
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    road signs use the DIN 1451 typeface. The text used on signs is in the state language, Latvian. Recently, some signs have been introduced with Latvian supplemented...
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    the Constitution of Latvia form the foundation for language policy in Latvia, declaring Latvian to be the official state language and affirming the rights...
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    to learn all three languages. The reform was strongly opposed by both the faction of Latvian national communists [lv] and the Latvian public who believed...
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  • perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...
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  • assume that Estonian and Latvian sign language have a mother-daughter relationship'. In its formative stages, Estonian Sign Language was influenced by Russian...
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    to learn the Latvian language, integrate with Latvia, or apply to become Latvian citizens. The sole official language of Latvia is Latvian, which belongs...
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    Livonian as a lesser used language in Latvia – along with Latgalian – is represented by the Latvian Bureau of Lesser Used Languages (LatBLUL), formerly a...
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    000 people, the other language was an indigenous language. Finally, the number of people reporting sign languages as the languages spoken at home was nearly...
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    these sign languages are closely related to the French, American, International Sign and other MAs in the French-origin Group. Latvian Sign Language's MA...
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    what they know of the language through programs of the Latvian Academy of Culture or the universities of Tartu, Helsinki or Latvia. A report by Public Broadcasting...
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  • The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, Latvian: Latvijas Krievu savienība, Russian: Русский союз Латвии, romanized: Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a political...
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    The Latvian Wikipedia (Latvian: Vikipēdija latviešu valodā [ˈvikipɜːdija] ) is the Latvian-language edition of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia...
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  • monopoly in the Latvian energy market; veto rights to any decision which could weaken the positions of the Latvian language. After the 2018 Latvian parliamentary...
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  • entirely in German for the first time since 2007, and Latvia is represented by a song entirely in Latvian for the second time in its history, with the other...
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  • script) coming from the English word at. In Latvian, it is pronounced the same as in English, but, since in Latvian [æ] is written as "e" (not "a" as in English)...
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    Dobeles novadā". Public Broadcasting of Latvia (in Latvian). 2025-01-09. "Local Elections 2025" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. Retrieved...
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    consulates of Latvia, polling stations were operating in the Latvian Houses in Australia, in the Daugavas Vanagi House in London, and in the Latvian Evangelical...
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    (JSL), Latvian Sign Language, Lithuanian Sign Language (LGK), Mexican Sign Language (LSM), Polish Sign Language (PJM), Portuguese Sign Language, Romanian...
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  • practices and the later folk traditions of the Latvian people and pre-Christian Baltic mythology. Latvian mythology is used particularly as a tool for reconstructing...
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    of Riga Latvian independence movement (1940–1991) Latvian diplomatic service (1940–1991) List of presidents of Latvia Prime Minister of Latvia Livonia...
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  • The grammar of American Sign Language (ASL) has rules just like any other sign language or spoken language. ASL grammar studies date back to William Stokoe...
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    Russian and Latvian languages, both of which are Indo-European (more specifically East Slavic and Baltic, respectively). Võro is a language from the Finnic...
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  • could speak and write Latvian. The Latvian milieu of many towns was a good incentive for Russians to learn the Latvian language. 70% of Russian residents...
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    Saeima (redirect from Latvian parliament)
    The Saeima (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈsai.ma]) is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who...
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    The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Also known as the Latvian SSR, or Latvia) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941, and...
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    Latvian War of Independence (Latvian: Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles (Latvijas brīvības cīņas) or the Latvian War...
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