Also Known As:
Vod, Vot, водский язык, vaďďaa tšeeli, maa tšeeli, vađđa, vadjdjaa, maaceeli, Wotisch, vad'd'alaizet, vod', čudy, Vodian, Votish, Votisch, vodskij jazyk, vadjan keel, vatjan kieli, Vote, Votian
Dialects & Varieties
- West Vod
- East Vod
Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: Evidence from endangered Finnic varieties
Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: Evidence from endangered Finnic varieties
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
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
61
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"...Votic identity has to some extent been restored in the last ten years, partially due to the national Votic festivals that have been held regularly in Luutsa village."
Location and Context
Countries
Leningrad oblast, Russia
Location Description
Lower Luga area
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
Language classes organized by activists, newspaper Maaväči
Speakers' Attitude
Lower prestige
Other Languages Used By The Community
Ingrian, Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
None
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
"Votic has never had a written variety."
Recent Resources
Online news article in Russian about Votic and other Finno-Ugric languages of Leningrad Oblast', Rus
The collection of links containing texts written in Votic.
Russian-language TV series about minority peoples of Russia. Includes Votic songs, poetry