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Latvian Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

  • Lexilogos [1]
    Two-way online dictionary
  • Latvian-English online dictionary [2]

Language Study

Grammar

  • Latvian Stuff [3]
    Grammar, simple sentences, pronunciation hints
  • Wikipedia [4]
    Overview of Latvian grammar

Vocabulary

  • Digital Dialects [5]
    Free online vocabulary games
  • Code Fusion [6]
    Latvian phrases and greetings; information about the alphabet.
  • Latvian 101 [7]
    Simple vocabulary and phrases order by topic

Reading & Writing

  • Omniglot [8]
    Provides information about Latvian alphabet, pronunciation, and language system
  • The Latvian Alphabet [9]
    Contatins sound files of Latvian alphabet, and examples of Latvian words and phrases

Online Courses & Materials

  • Verbix [10]
    Contains a shareware, freeware, and online version of a verb conjugator
  • Study Latvian [11]
    Online games and materials to study grammar and vocabulary
  • Latviesu Valodas Agentura [12]
    Introductory online course

Culture

News & Media

  • ABYZ News Links: media portal [13]
    A portal providing international, national, and local news
  • Global Recordings Network [14]
    Offers audio materials for language learning
  • Satellite Communications for Learning Association (SCOLA [15])
    A service transmitting television and radio programming from around the world
  • Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty news [16]
    News portal for eastern Europe, central Asia, and the Middle East
  • Latvian Online Newspapers [17]
    A collection of online newspapers, journals, and magazines
  • Newspapers from Latvia: Latvian News [18]
    Latvian newspapers for information on local issues, politics, events

Arts, Films & Music

  • Latvian Music Pages [19]
    Includes links to various artists
  • Latvian Classic Art [20]
    Links to classical artists
  • Kinoeye [21]
    Resources on Latvian film

Information about Latvia and Latvian Language

  • Culture [22]
    Contains Latvian cultural information [Embassy of Latvia]
  • Latvian Culture Vortal [23]
    A portal site to contain a number of cultural information of Latvia
  • Useful resources in Latvian [24]

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Iowa City Public Library Catalogue

The Iowa City Public Library holds materials for several less commonly taught languages. Please check the catalogue [25] by typing the name of your language.

Search Engines and Directories

  • Google Latvia [26]
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Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-22 12:12): http://international.uiowa.edu/node/1789

Links:
[1] http://www.lexilogos.com/english/latvian_dictionary.htm
[2] http://dictionary.site.lv/
[3] http://www.latvianstuff.com/Language.html
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_grammar
[5] http://www.digitaldialects.com/Latvian.htm
[6] http://learnlatvian.org/latvianasp/latonline.asp
[7] http://www.101languages.net/latvian/history.html
[8] http://www.omniglot.com/writing/latvian.htm
[9] http://www.languagehelpers.com/Latvia/TheLatvianAlphabet.html
[10] http://www.verbix.com/
[11] http://studylatvian.com/
[12] http://www.valoda.lv/Papildus_Materiali/eapmaciba2/EN_default.htm
[13] http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
[14] http://globalrecordings.net/
[15] http://www.scola.org/
[16] http://www.rferl.org/
[17] http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-newspapers-latvian.html
[18] http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/latvia.htm
[19] http://www.lanet.lv/links/emusic.html
[20] http://www.linkism.com/visual_artists/painting/latvian-artists.htm
[21] http://www.kinoeye.org/archive/country_latvia.php
[22] http://www.latvia-usa.org/historyculture.html
[23] http://www.kultura.lv/en/
[24] http://www.vvk.lv/
[25] http://alec.icpl.org/
[26] http://www.google.lv/intl/lv/