Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples and Civic Diplomacy "Young Karelia" ("Nuori Karjala") is
Also Known As:
karjala, карельский язык, Karelian proper, Karelisch, carélien, karely, Sobstvenno-Karel'skij-Jazyk, Karely, Karelian Proper, Karel'skiy Jazyk, Severno-Karel'skij, karel΄skij jazyk, karjalan kieli, venäjänkarjalaisten kieli, Russisch-Karelisch, Olonetzisch-Lüdisch, Gárjilgiella
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern Karelian
- Northern Karelian
- Novgorod
- Tver
- Olonets Karelian
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
76,950
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
138,400
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Karelian ASSR, St.Petersburg, Novgorod, Finland
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian; Finnish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
cyrillic script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language in the Community
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in Society
Language in the Community
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
A mini-grant program designed for language activists in the Baltic Sea region.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Karelian