About Croatian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Croatian is the standard version of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language. It is used by Croats especially in Croatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. It is also widely spoken in the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighboring countries. Croatian is the official language of the European Union. The standard Croatian language is based on the dialect of Serbo- Croatian and Shtokavian. Apart from the Shtokavian dialect, there are other two major dialects spoken in the territory of Croatia, Chakavian, and Kajkavian. All the native speakers are covered under the term ‘’Serbo-Croatian in English. This term is considered controversial for some native speakers. However, some people use it in diplomatic circles. The Croatian language is characterized by Ijekavian pronunciation. There are a lot of Latin alphabets used in it that make it different from Serbian.
About Latvian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Latvian is known as Lettish and is a major Eastern Baltic language. It belongs to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the Baltic region. Latin is the language of Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia and is one of the official languages of the European Union. Latvian is spoken by 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia. Around 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, is spoken by Latvian. It is a common language of 1.16 million or 62% of the population. It is a Baltic language and is most closely related to Lithuanian. The Latvian was followed by more rapid development and was advanced. Latvian was introduced in Western print in the mid-16th century.