Latvian
From the Baltics
Latvian refers to the people, language, or culture of Latvia, a Baltic nation on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
The Latvian language belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European, closely related only to Lithuanian.
As a noun, a Latvian is a person from Latvia: My grandmother was Latvian.
Northern European maritime region
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- LithuanianBaltic nation's people/language
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- declensionNoun form variation
conjugation · grammar · alphabet · phonology · vowels · consonants · loanwords · written
Body of traditional tales
- MidsummerSummer's peak period
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
rituals · oak · linden · amber · solstice · harvest · supernatural · folk songs
Legal belonging to country
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
tradition · diaspora · demographics · indigenous · emigration · population · citizenship · minority
Wealth used for investment
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- St. Peter's ChurchVatican's main basilica
- cobblestonesRounded paving stones
Baltic nation's people/language
- EstonianBaltic nationality or language
- Baltic SeaNorthern European inland sea
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
Baltic
Northern European maritime region
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- LithuanianBaltic nation's people/language
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
declension · conjugation · grammar · alphabet · phonology · vowels · consonants · loanwords · written · spoken
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- MidsummerSummer's peak period
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
legends · rituals · oak · linden · amber · solstice · harvest · supernatural · folk songs · proverbs
nationality
Legal belonging to country
culture · tradition · diaspora · demographics · indigenous · emigration · population · citizenship · minority · Baltic Germans
capital
Wealth used for investment
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- St. Peter's ChurchVatican's main basilica
Lithuanian
Baltic nation's people/language
- EstonianBaltic nationality or language
- Baltic SeaNorthern European inland sea
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- Eurasian LanguagesTurkish, Mongolian, Korean, Japanese, Kazakh
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
- European peoplesGermans, Italians, Greeks, French, Poles
- EuropeansAustrian, Belgian, Brit, Briton, Bulgarian
- Baltic cultureLithuanian, Estonian, folk costumes, national costumes, traditional costumes