Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples and Civic Diplomacy "Young Karelia" ("Nuori Karjala") is
Also Known As:
Vepsian, vepsä, вепсский язык, lüüd, vesj, chudj, Wepsisch, vepse, lüd, vepsy, Vepsä, Vepsisch, l΄üd'ikel΄, vepsskij jazyk, Chudy, Chuhari, Chukhari, vepsän kel’
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern Veps
- Prionezh
- Central Veps
Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language in the Community
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
The NT texts and some audio mp3 files (Luke, 1 John) and the NT texts as Sword/Xiphos Bible search p
The collection of links containing texts written in Veps.
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,613
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
The Veps language in Russia: ELDIA Case-Specific Report
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
The Veps language in Russia: ELDIA Case-Specific Report