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Map of Latvia showing the historical distribution of the Livonian language (in grey) and the current areas with some knowledge of it (in black)

The Livonian language, spoken for centuries in Latvia, gradually declined until the death of its last fluent native speaker, Grizelda Kristiņa, on 2 June 2013. Nevertheless, today there are several ethnic Livonians that are striving for the revival of the language, with about 210 people with some knowledge of it in the world.

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Livonian language revival

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ethnic Livonians that are striving for the revival of the language, with about 210 people with some knowledge of it in the world. The Livonian language is...

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Livonian language

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The Livonian language (Livonian: līvõ kēļ or rāndakēļ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located in the...

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Livonians

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Livonian, a Uralic language closely related to Estonian and Finnish. Initially, the last person to have learned and spoken Livonian as a mother tongue...

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Language revitalization

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Language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language...

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Latvian language

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born in 2020 is reported to be a native speaker of Livonian. Her parents are Livonian language revival activists Jānis Mednis and Renāte Medne. The Latvian...

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Cornish language revival

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dedicated to publications in the Cornish language. List of revived languages Livonian language revival Māori language revival Ferdinand, Siarl (2-December-2013)...

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Extinct language

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"extinct" to "critically endangered". A Livonian language revival movement to promote the use of the Livonian language has managed to train a few hundred people...

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Talsi Municipality

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erected with the municipality's Livonian name to reflect its Livonian cultural heritage as part of the Livonian language revival process. The sign is notable...

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List of revived languages

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contribute to the process of language revitalization, thus paving the way for a Lazuri literature. Livonian is a Finnic language spoken in Latvia. It is one...

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List of Uralic languages

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region, a dead Uralic language was spoken: Livonian. Uralic languages are spoken by about 25 million people. The main Uralic languages in number of speakers...

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List of languages by time of extinction

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February 6). Revival of nearly extinct Yurok language is a success story. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2013 "Revival of nearly extinct...

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Lithuanian language

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interjection of a Lithuanian raider after he found no loot to pillage in a Livonian church. Although no writings in Lithuanian have survived from the 15th...

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Moksha language

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parents. Policies regarding the revival of the Moksha and Erzya languages in Mordovia started in the late 1990s, when the Language, and Education Laws were accepted...

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Language policy in Latvia

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develop their languages. Livonian language is recognized as "the language of the indigenous (autochthon) population" in the Official Language Law, but Latgalian...

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Lithuania

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of Saulė between Samogitians and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword took place close to Šiauliai. The Livonian Brothers were defeated during it and their...

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History of Latvia

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peoples resisted Christianisation and became subject to attack through the Livonian Crusade. Latvia's capital city Riga, founded in 1201 by Germans at the...

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Latvians

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branch of Indo-European languages: the Baltic languages. Another notable language of Latvia is the nearly extinct Livonian language, a member of the Baltic-Finnic...

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Demographics of Latvia

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considered indigenous in some legislation: Livonian, Latgalian other languages registered as main language spoken at home by at least 500 speakers in...

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Ukrainian alphabet

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alfavit) is the set of letters used to write Ukrainian, which is the official language of Ukraine. It is one of several national variations of the Cyrillic script...

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Riga

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Estonian (a language closely related to Livonian). Historical affiliations Terra Mariana (condominium of Archbishops of Riga and Livonian Order) 1201–1561...

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Latvia

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who brought their Low German language to the region, which shaped many loanwords in the Latvian language. After the Livonian War (1558–1583), Livonia (Northern...

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List of contemporary ethnic groups

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Although all of them have since seen major language revival movements, English continues to be main language for the majority of this group. Due to the...

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Grand Duchy of Lithuania

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state was targeted in a religious crusade by the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Order, but survived. Its rapid territorial expansion started late in the...

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Teutonic Order

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the Livonian Brothers of the Sword were absorbed by the Teutonic Knights in 1237. The Livonian branch subsequently became known as the Livonian Order...

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Mindaugas

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Roman Catholic; this action enabled him to establish an alliance with the Livonian Order, a long-standing antagonist of the Lithuanians. By 1245, Mindaugas...

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Samogitia

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Because during the 13th through 16th centuries the Teutonic Order and the Livonian Order bordered Žemaitija, it was long threatened by their expansionist...

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Cottage

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synonyms: In Finnish mökki, in Estonian suvila, in Latvian vasarnīca, in Livonian sõvvõkuodā, in Swedish stuga, in Norwegian hytte (from the German word...

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First Latvian National Awakening

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University of Tartu, which then was the highest place of education in Livonian Governorate and was attended by around 30 ethnic Latvian students. Krišjānis...

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History of Lithuania

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north, the Livonian War took place over the strategically and economically crucial region of Livonia, the traditional territory of the Livonian Order. The...

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