Also Known As:
Livvi Karelian, Olonets, Aunus, ливвиковский язык, liygi, livvin kieli, Aunuksenkarjalan kieli, Livvikovian, Southern Olonetsian, Olonec, Südwest-Karelisch, Olonetzisch, aunuksen kieli, livviki, livvikovskij jazyk, Southern Karelian, Lívõnkél, Livvikovian, Olonecian, Livvisch
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
The collection of links containing texts written in Livvi.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~27,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.