Latgalian in Latvia

Speakers

150,000

Type

Location

Latgalian in Latvia

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Latgalian in Latvia

Size

150,000

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
No
Indigenous language
No
Comments
Variety of Latvian

(4) The State shall ensure the maintenance, protection and development of the Latgalian written language as a historic variant of the Latvian language. (Official Language Law, 1999, Latvia)

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Geographical distribution

  • Users live and dominate in all regions of the country
  • Users live in one [state/...] of the country
  • Users live in a cross-border region [state/...] of the country
  • Users live in separated [states/...] of the country
  • Users live dispersed across one [state/...] of the country
  • Users live scattered all over the country

Settlements

  • Rural
  • Urban
Administrative units of the country
Used in Eastern part of Latvia

Size / Number of users

Number of users

150000
Source
Census
Year
2011

Users within total population

8.00000
Less than 10% use the language

PROPORTION

8
Source
Census
Year
2011
Comments
Latgalian speakers by ethnicity are Latvians.

Educational attainment

Primary education
Comments

Language as a subject, optional.

Lower secondary education
Comments

Language as a subject, optional.

Higher secondary education
Comments

Language as a subject, optional.

Tertiary education
Comments

Language as a subject, optional.

Occupational qualifications

Elementary occupations
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Craft and related trades workers
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Services and sales workers
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Clerical support workers
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Technicians and associate professionals
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Professionals
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Managers
Comments

In the Eastern part of Latvia, private communication situations.

Language competence

5. Use

Socio-geographic dimension

Geographic scope
  • International
  • Supranational
  • Cross-border (states)
  • State-wide
  • Supra-regional cross-border
  • Supra-regional
  • Regional cross-border
  • Regional
  • Local
Comments
Used in Eastern part of Latvia, mostly in private communication.
Not covering all region.
(4) The State shall ensure the maintenance, protection and development of the Latgalian written language as a historic variant of the Latvian language. (Official Language Law, 1999, Latvia)

Economic dimension

Functional dimension

Functional scope
  • Public domains
  • Everyday domains
  • Private domains
Nature
complementary
Comments

Latgalian is used in all domains, mostly in private communication.

Functional scope
  • Public domains
  • Everyday domains
  • Private domains
Nature
complementary
Comments

Latgalian is used in all domains, mostly in private communication.

Functional scope
  • Public domains
  • Everyday domains
  • Private domains
Nature
complementary
Comments

Latgalian is used in all domains, mostly in private communication.

Functional use in administration

Language use in administration
  • International level
  • National level
  • Regional level
  • Local level
  • Auxiliary use
  • No use

Types of language use

  • signed / spoken use
  • written use
  • digital use

Language is used for

  • Census data
  • Census surveys
  • Election processes
  • Topographical signs

Ethnoculture

  • No use
  • Informal learning
  • Skills and knowledge
  • Performing arts
  • Social practices
  • Customary law
  • Traditional medicine
  • Knowledge and practices
  • Traditions and expressions

Formal Education

Public healthcare

Information, communication and cultural production

  • Information services
  • Broadcasting
  • Video, film
  • Sound/music recording
  • Publishing activities
  • Language not used
Specify
True
Comments
More in cultural, touristic purposes.
  • Information services
  • Broadcasting
  • Video, film
  • Sound/music recording
  • Publishing activities
  • Language not used
Specify
True
Comments
Special programs in state and regional TV.
  • Information services
  • Broadcasting
  • Video, film
  • Sound/music recording
  • Publishing activities
  • Language not used
Specify
True
Comments
Special programs in state and regional TV.
  • Information services
  • Broadcasting
  • Video, film
  • Sound/music recording
  • Publishing activities
  • Language not used
Specify
True
  • Information services
  • Broadcasting
  • Video, film
  • Sound/music recording
  • Publishing activities
  • Language not used
Specify
True

Legal system

Language use in the legal system
  • General use
  • Legal transactions
  • Court proceedings
  • Written submissions
  • Spoken/signed testimonies
  • Language not used

Completion