Relating to Latvia, its people, or their Baltic language, which is one of only two surviving Baltic languages along with Lithuanian.
From 'Latvia,' which comes from 'Latvi,' the name the people used for themselves, possibly related to 'Latgale,' a historical region. The '-ian' suffix indicates belonging or relating to a place or people.
Latvian is remarkable for being one of the most archaic Indo-European languages still spoken, preserving features that disappeared from other languages centuries ago. Despite Russian occupation, Latvians maintained their linguistic identity so strongly that Latvian became the sole official language after independence in 1991.
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