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
Europe and North Asia
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.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
63,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
No results found.
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
No results found.
Location and Context
Countries
Northern And Eastern Europe
Location Description
No results found.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian, Finnish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Cyrillic script
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
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.
The collection of links containing texts written in Karelian.