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    Latvian State Language Centre (VVC; Latvian: Valsts valodas centrs) is a direct administration institution subordinated to the Minister of Justice of...
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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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    Commission of the Latvian Academy of Science and the State Language Center) popularize the use of Latvian terms. A debate arose over the Latvian term for euro...
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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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    2018, Latvian State Language Center released an app Valodas draugs (Language Friend) for reporting suspected violations of the Latvian language law and...
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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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    (Latvian: valstspilsēta, "state city", pl. valstspilsētas) and 71 towns (Latvian: novada pilsēta, "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas) in Latvia....
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    consists of two extant languagesLatvian and Lithuanian. Occasionally, Latgalian and Samogitian are viewed as distinct languages, though they are traditionally...
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    Latvianization (sometimes Lettization) is a cultural assimilation of something non-Latvian into Latvian. This process was an important component during...
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    referred to as Letts, especially in older bibliography. Latvians share a common Latvian language, culture, history and ancestry. A Balto-Finnic-speaking...
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    gov.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-18. "The Criminal Law". VVC.gov.lv. Latvian State Language Center. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-10-08...
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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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    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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    KyivNotKiev (category CS1 Ukrainian-language sources (uk))
    with a majority vote the Latvian State Language Center approved the following transliterations of Ukrainian place names in Latvian: Kijiva (Kyiv), Harkiva...
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    art school and a music school in Ogre. It has three Latvian language schools, and one Russian language school — Jaunogre Secondary School. The city also...
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    January 2026, all content created by Latvian public media (including LSM) should be only in Latvian or a language that "belongs to the European cultural...
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  • consider themselves to be authorities on standard languages, often called language academies. Language academies are motivated by, or closely associated...
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  • Latvian literature began to develop in the 18th century. Latvian secular literature began with Gotthard Friedrich Stender who produced didactic tales or...
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    Latvian passports (Latvian: Latvijas pilsoņa pase) are issued to citizens of Latvia for identity and international travel purposes. Receiving a valid...
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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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    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 Latvian Orthodox Church (Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Baznīca) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Latvia, part of the wider Eastern Orthodoxy community...
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    "Non-citizens" (Latvian: nepilsoņi) in Latvian law are individuals who are not citizens of Latvia or any other country, but who, in accordance with the Latvian law...
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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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    The president of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Valsts prezidents lit. 'State President of Latvia') is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National...
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    The Emblem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on August 25, 1940, by the government of the Latvian SSR. It was based on the emblem of...
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    University of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Universitāte, shortened LU) is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established...
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    Kristaps Porziņģis (category CS1 Latvian-language sources (lv))
    Kristaps Porziņģis (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈkris.taps ˈpuɔr.ziɲ.ɟis]; born 2 August 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Boston...
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    issued the Latvian lats (1922-1940), then a Latvian ruble (1992-1993) and second lats (1993-2013). Since 2014, it has also been Latvia's national competent...
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    acceptance of Latvian citizenship. Latvian is the sole state language in Latvia; while the threatened Livonian language is recognized as "the language of the...
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