
Latvian (a.k.a. Lettish) is a Baltic language that shares an exclusive group with Lithuanian within the Indo-European language family, though the two l anguages are not mutually intelligible. Latvian emerged as a distinct language in the 16th century. The oldest known examples of written Latvian date back to 1530, with Latvian first appearing in Western print in the mid-16th century with a reproduction of the Lord's Prayer. Latvian is the official state language of Latvia and an official languag...
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