Ludic language
| Ludic | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Russia (Republic of Karelia) |
| Region | Near northeastern shore of Lake Onega |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2012)[1] |
| Latin (Karelian alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |
recognised as minority language in: Republic of Karelia[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
lud |
| Glottolog |
ludi1246[3] |
Ludic or Ludian or Ludic Karelian (Luudi, Lyydi, or lüüdi) is a Finnic language in the Uralic language family. It is transitional between Olonets Karelian language and Veps language.[1] It originated as a northern dialect of Veps transformed under heavy Karelian influence. It is spoken by 3,000 people in the Republic of Karelia in Russia, near the northwestern shore of Lake Onega, including a few children.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ludic at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Законодательные акты: О государственной поддержке карельского, вепсского и финского языков в Республике Карелия
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ludian". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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