LIV ISO 639-3
Liv
Livõ kel Autonym
A language of Latvia
- ISO 639
- liv
- Alternate Names
- Livonian
- Autonym
- Livõ kel
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. Last speaker, Grizelda Kristina, died in 2013 (2013 D. Charter). Ethnic population: 200.
- Location:
- Dundaga and Ventspils municipalities: 12 coastal villages; narrow strip along Baltic coast; Riga city.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant).
- Classification
- Uralic, Finnic
- Dialects
- Western Livonian (Kurzeme, Raandalist), Eastern Livonian (Vidzeme).
- Language Use
- Shifted to Standard Latvian [lvs].
- Language Development
- Grammar. NT: 1942. Agency: Mazirbe Livonian Society.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Liv
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Dundaga and Ventspils municipalities: 12 coastal villages; narrow strip along Baltic coast; Riga city.
Size and Vitality
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