Latgalian

English

Etymology

Latgale +‎ -ian

Adjective

Latgalian (not comparable)

1. Of or from Latgale.

Noun

Latgalian (plural Latgalians)

1. Any of the ancient or modern inhabitants of the Latgale region in eastern Latvia.

Proper noun

Latgalian

1. A language spoken by the ancient Latgalians, from which Latvian is largely derived.
2. A modern language spoken in the eastern part of Latvia, sometimes considered a dialect of Latvian.

Translations

modern language spoken in Latvia

• Czech: latgalština f
• Finnish: latgalli (fi)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Latgalian terms
• Appendix:Latgalian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Latgalian
• ISO 639-3 code ltg (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Latgalian, ltg ⁠

Anagrams

• antialgal