Livvi-Karelian language
Karelian dialect spoken in Russia and Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Livonian language.
Livvi-Karelian[6] (Alternate names: Liygi, Livvi, Livvikovian, Olonets, Southern Olonetsian, Karelian; Russian: ливвиковское наречие, romanized: livvikovskoye narechiye)[6][7] is a supradialect of the Karelian language, which is a Finnic language of the Uralic family,[8] spoken by Olonets Karelians (self-appellation livvi, livgilaizet), traditionally inhabiting the area between Ladoga and Onega lakes, northward of Svir River.
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Livvi-Karelian | |
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Ливви livvi | |
Native to | Russia, Finland |
Region | between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega, northward of Svir River, Karelia |
Native speakers | 14,100–25,000 (2000–2010)[1] |
Latin (Karelian alphabet) | |
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Recognised minority language in | |
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ISO 639-3 | olo |
Glottolog | livv1243 |
ELP | Livvi |
Olonetsian is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) |
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Livvi-Karelian edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name "Olonets Karelians" is derived from the territory inhabited, Olonets Krai, named after the town of Olonets, named after the Olonka River.