Humans are believed to be the only ones to have the gift of language. Although Bible claims to explain the origin of languages and proclaims it as a punishment, most of the people are proud of their language and wish to make it more popular. Thus, not always it is legitimate. As a country, Latvia appeared only in the early 20th century, precisely, on the 18th of November 1918. A year earlier Latgale made the decision …showed first 75 words of 553 total…

…showed last 75 words of 553 total…I consider that it is my obligation to understand and use Latvian language in public. Still, you should not be ashamed to admit that you know Latgalian as I am not ashamed of Lithuanian. Language is a gif meant to make our lives easier and allow us to understand each other. And apart from being able to speak, humans have the ability to learn many different languages. Language should be a gift not a punishment!