Livvi-Karelian

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
olo
Alternate Names
Karel, Karelian, Livvi, Livvikovian, Livvikovskij Jazyk, Olonets, Southern Olonetsian
Autonym
Livvin kieli
Population

25,600 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Census includes Karelian[krl] and Ludian [lud]. Ethnic population: 65,000. Total users in all countries: 30,770.

Location

Karelia republic: southwest Kondopozhsky, Olonetsky, and west Pryazhinsky districts; Leningrad province.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Uralic, Finnic
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Karelian [krl] and Finnish [fin].

Language Use

Serious attempt since 1990 to revive language use. Mainly older adults. A few children learn the language but most if not all become more fluent in Russian [rus] later in life (Salminen 2007). Also use Russian [rus].

Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Livvi-Karelian
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Ludian [lud] is transitional between Livvi-Karelian and Veps [vep]. Distinct from Karelian and Ludian.

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