Editing Latvian language (section)

=== Comparative orthography ===
For example, the [[Lord's Prayer]] in Latvian written in different styles:

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!First orthography<br>(Cosmographia Universalis, 1544)
!Old orthography, 1739<ref><u>BIBLIA</u>, published Riga, 1848 (reprint), original edition 1739; "modern" old orthographies published into the 20th century do not double consonants</ref>
!Modern orthography
!Internet-style
|-
|Muuſze Thews exkan tho Debbes
|Muhſu Tehvs debbeſîs
|'''Mūsu tēvs debesīs''' 
|''Muusu teevs debesiis'' 
|-
|Sweetyttz thope totws waerdtcz
|Swehtits lai top taws wahrds
|'''Svētīts lai top tavs vārds''' 
|''Sveetiits lai top tavs vaards'' 
|-
|Enaka mums touwe walſtibe 
|Lai nahk tawa walſtiba
|'''Lai nāk tava valstība''' 
|''Lai naak tava valstiiba'' 
|-
|Tows praetcz noteſe
|Taws prahts lai noteek
|'''Tavs prāts lai notiek''' 
|''Tavs praats lai notiek'' 
|-
|ka exkan Debbes tha arridtczan wuerſſon ſemmes
|kà debbeſîs tà arirdſan zemes wirsû
|'''Kā debesīs, tā arī virs zemes''' 
|''Kaa debesiis taa arii virs zemes'' 
|-
|Muſze beniſke mayſe bobe mums ſdjoben 
|Muhsu deeniſchtu maizi dod mums ſchodeen
|'''Mūsu dienišķo maizi dod mums šodien''' 
|''Muusu dienishkjo maizi dod mums shodien'' 
|-
|Vnbe pammet mums muſſe parrabe
|Un pametti mums muhſu parradus <small>[later parahdus]</small>
|'''Un piedod mums mūsu parādus''' 
|''Un piedod mums muusu paraadus'' 
|-
|ka mehs pammettam muſſims parabenekims
|kà arri mehs pamettam ſaweem parrahdneekeem
|'''Kā arī mēs piedodam saviem parādniekiem''' 
|''Kaa arii mees piedodam saviem paraadniekiem'' 
|-
|Vnbe nhe wedde mums exkan kaerbenaſchenne
|Un ne eeweddi muhs eekſch kahrdinaſchanas
|'''Un neieved mūs kārdināšanā''' 
|''Un neieved muus kaardinaashanaa'' 
|-
|Seth atpeſthmums no to loune
|bet atpeſti muhs no ta launa <small>[later łauna]</small>
|'''Bet atpestī mūs no ļauna''' 
|''Bet atpestii muus no ljauna'' 
|-
|Aefto thouwa gir ta walſtibe
|Jo tew peederr ta walſtiba
|'''Jo tev pieder valstība''' 
|''Jo tev pieder valstiiba'' 
|-
|Vnbe tas ſpeez vnb tas Goobtcz tur muſſige. 
|Un tas ſpehks un tas gods muhſchigi <small>[later muhzigi]</small>. 
|'''Spēks un gods mūžīgi. '''
|''Speeks un gods muuzhiigi.'' 
|-
|Amen. 
|Amen. 
|'''Āmen.''' 
|''Aamen.'' 
|}