Livvi-Karelian | Ethnologue

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: 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.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Uralic, Finnic
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Karelian [krl] and Finnish [fin].
Language Use: Serious attempt since 1990 to revive language use. Some of all ages, but 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.

Finland

Location: North Karelia and South Karelia regions: scattered communities.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct)
Other Comments: Non-indigenous. Resettled from areas ceded to Russia between 1940 and 1944.

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