Livvi-Karelian

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

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Finland

Language NameLivvi

User Population

5,170 in Finland (2000). Ethnic population: 140,000.

Location

North Karelia and South Karelia regions: scattered communities.

Alternate Names

Aunus, Livvikovian, Livvin kieli, Olonets, Olonetsian

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

Even fluent speakers use mostly Finnish [fin] (Salminen 2007). Elderly only. Most shifted to Finnish [fin], with complete competence.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Resettled from areas ceded to Russia between 1940 and 1944.