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	Latvian Aircraft - 1918-1940
		The latvian aviators adopted this symbol in 1919, and its use continued until 1940.
		The written latvian language uses a character set which includes slight modifications of english language characters.
		Latvians will have no difficulty 'interpreting' the simplified text, and non-latvians will not miss them in the first place.
	latvianaviation.com (403 words)

	ECTACO - Latvian electronic dictionary, Latvian translation software, Latvian dictionary software
		Latvian talking dictionary and phrasebook and can be used with 800 series ECTACO Partner Dictionary and PhraseBook.
		Latvian and is one of many that can increase the functionality of your device and expand its capabilities.
		Latvian for Pocket PC is part of LingvoSoft Suite - the complete language solution available only from LingvoSoft.
	www.ectaco.com /Latvian-items (1302 words)

	Latvian mythology
		Latvians have had no national state or significant kingdom before the 1918 when the Republic of Latvia was proclaimed.
		This was established to strengthen the Latvian identity through a Latvian religion supposedly coming from the glorious ancient past, intended as strictly national, but at the same time very similar to the neo-paganism known in the rest of the world.
		Although the general view that Latvian gods had households the same way as the Latvian peasants did (the eternal problem out of this - what was the original: the heavenly or the earthly), it is hard to prove for sure.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/l/latvian_mythology.html (930 words)

	Latvia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Known originally as Livonia, the area that now constitutes Latvia was under the influence of the German Sword Brethren (Schwertbrüder) from the 13th century onward until the 16th century, when the institution of Livonia was terminated and sold by the local aristocracy to Poland.
		The Latvian climate is maritime and temperate in nature, with cool summers and wet, moderate winters.
		The current ethnic mix of the population of Latvia is largely the result of massive immigration during the years of the Soviet occupation, which resulted in a decline of the share of ethnic Latvians from 77% (1,467,035) in 1935 to 52% (1,387,757) in 1989.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Latvia (1772 words)

	Latvia
		Latvian poets say that the red in the flag indicates the readiness of the Latvians to give blood of their hearts for their freedom, which was represented by the white in the flag."
		The Latvian flag began to be used again in Latvia in 1988, and was legalized on 29 September 1988, replacing the Soviet Latvian flag on 27 February 1990.
		The Latvian national flag, together with the national coat of arms was affirmed in this format by a special parliamentary decree of the Republic of Latvia that was passed on June 15, 1921.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/lv.html (2087 words)

	Latvian language - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
		The Latvian language is spoken by 1.5 million people primarily by the Latvian population in Latvia, where it is the official language, and secondarily by the non-Latvian population in the same country.
		Latvian is one of two Baltic languages, a group of its own within the family of Indo-European languages.
		Today, Latvian is the mother tongue[?] of only some 60% of the country's population.
	www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/la/Latvian_language.html (342 words)

	AllRefer.com - Latvian (Language And Linguistics) - Encyclopedia
		Latvian or Lettish[let´ish] Pronunciation Key, a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages).
		The mother tongue of close to 3 million persons living chiefly in Latvia, Latvian first became that country's official language in 1918, the year in which Latvian independence was won.
		In the pronunciation of Latvian, stress is placed on the first syllable of a word.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Latvian.html (225 words)

	Latvian
		A law giving Latvian the status of the official state language was passed in 1989, two years prior to the country's independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991.
		Latvian is used in all official spheres of activity.
		A unique characteristic of Latvian is that it has a pitch accent system, that is, the meaning of a word depends on the pitch of the vowel.
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/december/Latvian.html (448 words)

	Latvia - About Latvia - KnowledgeIsFun.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), or Latvia (Latvian: Latvija), is a republic in Northeastern Europe.
		On 20 September 2003, in a nationwide referendum, the Latvians voted to join the European Union and Latvia's EU membership took effect on 1 May 2004.
		Latvian, a member of the Baltic languages, is the country's only official language, but Russian is also widely spoken.
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /L/La/Latvia.php (660 words)

	Latvian Cuisine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Latvian cooking was not merely "peasant" food, it was serf food!
		Latvian Kringel (actually a coffee cake, but this is what Latvians use for a birthday cake)
		Latvian Fruit Sauce (something between a jelly and a fruit soup.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/LatvianStuff/Cuisine.html (299 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Latvian Horse (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Latvian breed was developed in Latvia from the beginning of the 20th century up to 1952 by crossing the native horses with west European harness and harness-saddle breeds.
		Latvians have a well-proportioned and solid build; the joints are sometimes coarse.
		The records are 2000 m draught walk with a pull of 150 kg, 13 min 40.6 sec; 2000 m draught trot with a pulling effort of 50 kg, 4 min 36.8 sec; draught endurance with a pull of 300 kg, 1537 m and the maximum pull 927 kg.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/latvian (472 words)

	Mathematics in Latvia Through the Centuries, by Daina Taimina and Ingrida Henina
		Latvian language for the first time became a state language and it was finally possible for Latvians to get education in their own language.
		Another outstanding Latvian mathematician who actively was involved in teaching and research in the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the University of Latvia was Dr. H.C. Georgs Engelis who worked in the field of the theory of functions and differential equations.
		Latvian Mathematical Society was present at numerous significant mathematical conferences, workshops and congresses in the persons of its members.
	www.math.cornell.edu /~dtaimina/mathinlv.html (16065 words)

	Latvian Nazis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In September of 2003 a number of Latvians and foreign visitors attended the memorial ceremony for the Jewish-Latvian Holocaust victims in the Rumbula forest, where 25,000 Jews were massacred in late 1941 mostly by Latvian police and guards.
		The SS memorial was unveiled in the Latvian town of Lestene.
		Latvian SS exterminated tens of thousands of Jews, Slavs and fellow Latvians sixty years ago and today Latvian government considers the SS men war veterans, pays them military pensions, erects monuments in their name and celebrates their cause and bloody deeds with state-sponsored parades.
	aeronautics.ru /archive/wwii/baltic_nazis/latvia (597 words)

	The Web's Best Riga Tourist Guide
		As their economy improves, Latvians are clearly becoming more confident.
		Latvians like to think of themselves as dreamers with a practical streak....
		Latvian is related to Lithuanian, and people from the two nations can roughly understand each other.
	www.balticsww.com /tourist/latvia (941 words)

	Latvian Radio Choir * About us (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Latvian Radio Choir is based on the principal of variety in the way the choir is structured : they can perform either as small groups for madrigals, or with up to ninety singers in performances of magnificent large-form musical works.
		The Latvian Radio Choir has collaborated with such orchestras as the Moscow Television and Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, “Moscow Virtuosi”, the Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra, the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra (France), the Paris Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Flanders, Brussels, the Ostrobonty Chamber Orchestra (Finland), the Malmo Simphony orchestra.
		For the high standard of the Latvian Radio Chamber Singers conductor Kaspars Putniņš has received the Latvian Music Grand Prix in 1999, which is the highest honour for professional achievements in music in Latvia today.
	koris.radio.org.lv /En_About.htm (1231 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Talk Latvian in Latvia? Russian speakers balk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A new law will force all Latvian public schools to teach at least 60 percent of classes in Latvian beginning in September, sparking anger among the large Russian-speaking minority in the former Soviet republic.
		Lahtionova said she and her classmates don't know Latvian, a non-Slavic language set apart by its "s" endings, well enough to be taught science and math in it.
		An attempt by her school last year to teach history in Latvian was abandoned because the quality of teaching deteriorated, she said.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001895775_latvia05.html (722 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Latvian Citizenship
		Latvians and Livs whose permanent place of residence is Latvia, and who have registered according to the legal provisions and do not have other country's citizenship, or who have received an expatriation permit from the country of their former citizenship if so required by the legislation of the respective country;
		Latvian citizenship can be also granted to a child who has been found on Latvian territory and whose parents are unknown, or who has no parents, and who lives in an orphanage or a boarding school in Latvia.
		For persons who have lost Latvian citizenship due to parents' or adoptive parents' choice, a judicial error or an illegal revocation, Latvian citizenship can be restored on the grounds of his/her request by a decision of the Cabinet of Ministers.
	www.am.gov.lv /en/service/4727 (1401 words)

	The Latvian Language (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Latvian is primarily spoken in the recently independent country of Latvia.
		The Latvian language is related to most of the languages of Europe (as well as some languages of India, Pakistan, Iran, etc.).
		Latvian in detail Extensive Latvian language information: alphabet, pronunciation (including some audio files so you can hear pronunciation), grammar, etc. Quite a lot of detail, but better as a reference than a teaching tool.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/LatvianStuff/Language.html (355 words)

	Latvian language, alphabet and pronunciation
		Latvian is a Baltic language related to Lithuanian and Old Prussian with about 1.4 million speakers in Latvia.
		The first publication to be printed in Latvian was a catechism which appeared in 1585.
		The first Latvian dictionary, Lettus, was compiled by Georg Mancelius in 1638.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/latvian.htm (202 words)

	LLRX --Latvian Law Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to the Latvian Constitution, Latvia is a parliamentary democracy where the highest power belongs to the Latvian nation (full-fledged citizens of both sexes of at least 18 years of age).
		He/she is the commander-in-chief of the Latvian army in peacetime.
		Latvian Maritime Law Association (http://vip.latnet.lv/LJTA/) — this homepage is concentrated on academic publications in the field of Maritime Law.
	www.llrx.com /features/latvia.htm (4736 words)

	LAL: Library within a Library. The Misins Library
		Its founder is the distinguished Latvian bibliophile and bibliographer Janis Misins (1862-1945).
		On 5 June 1946, in accordance with the resolution of the Latvian SSR Council of Ministers the Misins Library was placed in charge of the newly founded Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR.
		At present, the Misins Library is the most complete repository of Latvian science, learning and national cultural heritage in the world.
	www.acadlib.lv /e/biblio/liblib.htm (912 words)

	The Latvian Dievturi Church
		Latvian church Dievturi is the revival of Latvian ancient religion.
		The other part of sources is historical and cultural monuments of Latvian ancestors: sacred places, castle hills, megalith stone's piles, sign writing and so on...
		Of course, Latvians from other regions of Latvia are welcomed in our parish if they don't have Dievturi movement in their own living place.
	www.vinland.org /heathen/pagancee/dievturi.html (1164 words)

	Latvian: Translation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Latvian speakers live in the United States, Russia, Australia, and Canada.
		A distinguishing feature for standard Latvian is the use of the macron over vowels to indicate vowel length.
		The oldest known records of written Latvian can be traced back to the thirteenth century.
	www.deeptrans.com /deeptrans/lattran.html (163 words)

	Latvian Translation - Translate Latvian Language Translator
		Latvian is one of two extant Baltic languages, a group of its own within the family of Indo-European languages.
		Latvian is an inflective language with several analytical forms, three dialects, and German syntactical influence.
		The oldest known examples of written Latvian are from a 1585 catechism.
	www.translation-services-usa.com /languages/latvian.shtml (469 words)

	BBC Education - Languages
		Latvian place names appear in Baltic texts from the 13th century.
		Substantial Latvian texts, such as Ghisbert's translation of the Lord's Prayer, date from the 16th century.
		Latvian divides into 3 main dialects, Central, High Latvian and Tamian.
	www.bbc.co.uk /languages/european_languages/languages/latvian.shtml (85 words)

	Latvian translation by Latvian translator - Immigration documents
		Latvian Dialects: Two dialects, one for east and another for west.
		Latvian Orthography: Current orthography is based on Roman alphabet and goes back to 1908.
		For more linguistic affiliation, language variation, orthography, linguistic sketch, and history of Latvian language UCLA Language Materials Project has a good linguistics and interlingual background information on Latvian.
	www.online-languagetranslators.com /latvian.htm (758 words)

	Latvian on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Latvian EU lawmaker appeals for European help to overturn contentious language law at home
		Young Latvian adults from states across the country converge on an inflatable pool, one of many, during an annual picnic for Latvians in Three Rivers, Michigan.
		Indra Purins of Pittsburgh communicates her ethic identity with a t-shirt during an annual picnic for Latvians in Three Rivers, Michigan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Latvian.asp (613 words)

	Search Results for Latvian - Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Latvian (Latgalian) people achieved a separate identity around the 16th century AD, when they completely assimilated the other Balts, as well as a greater part of the Livs (also called Livonians,...
		The differences between Lithuanian and Latvian can be summarized in very broad terms by saying that Lithuanian is far more archaic than Latvian and that modern written Lithuanian could in many...
		The Latvian Auseklis was a male god, the Lithuanian Aušrine a female.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Latvian&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (457 words)

	Latvian Media Landscape (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Latvian newspaper market exists in its present state for only seven years, since independence in 1991.
		There are 14 national and 10 regional dailies, all national dailies are issued and have their largest readership in the Latvian capital, Riga.
		Concerning the electronic media the main tendency is towards the acquisition of Latvian broadcasting companies by foreign investors.
	www.ejc.nl /jr/emland/latvia.html (1414 words)

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