Vod

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Vodian, Vote, Votian, Votic, Votish

Population

68 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 73.

Location

Saint Petersburg, Kingisepp.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

East Vod, West Vod. Intelligible with Standard Estonian [ekk] of the northeast coast.

Language Use

Prefer Russian [rus] in daily communication (2007). Home. Elderly only (2007). All bilingual in Russian [rus].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Writing

Unwritten.

Other Comments

Last speakers of East Vod dialect died in the 1960s.