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
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.
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
31
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.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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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
62
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Russia
Location Description
Near St. Petersburg
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
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
schools
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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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