Vod | Ethnologue

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: vot
Alternate Names: Vodian, Vote, Votian, Votic, Votish
Autonym: Maatšeeli, Vad́d́a tšeeli
Population: 25 (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 64 (2010 census).
Location:: Leningrad province: Saint Petersburg area, Kingisepp.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Uralic, Finnic
Dialects: East Vod, West Vod. Intelligible with Standard Estonian [ekk] of the northeast coast.
Language Use: Home. Elderly only. Shifted to Russian [rus].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Vod
Writing: Cyrillic script [Cyrl], developed in 1920. Latin script [Latn], used since 2004, primary usage.
Other Comments: Last speakers of East Vod dialect died in the 1960s (Salminen 2007).

Location: Leningrad province: Saint Petersburg area, Kingisepp.