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Dundaga parish oronyms (hill names) of Livonian origin in Juris Plāķis’ Latvian toponym publication [PDF]

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
Each less known addition to the collection of authentic Livonian language materials is very valuable, and a small contribution can also be made by Juris Plāķis’ publication about Latvian, i.e., Courland toponyms, among which Livonian ones can be found as
Ojārs Bušs
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Loanword strata in Livonian

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
The article deals with loanword strata in Livonian. The first part of the article compares loanword strata in Courland Livonian to those of Salaca Livonian with regard to source language (Middle Low German, Latvian, High German, and Russian) and parts of
Eberhard Winkler
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Livonian features in Estonian dialects

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2016
This article presents linguistic innovations which are typical of both Courland and Salaca Livonian and are also known in the neighbouring Estonian dialect areas. These innovative features are phonological, morphological, and morphosyntactic.
Patrick O’Rourke, Karl Pajusalu
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Livonian social networks and language shift

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
This article presents a study of Livonian social networks in the beginning of the 20th century during a time of language shift. In this study, I examine whether the Livonian communities were experiencing a language shift irrespective of the population ...
Patrick O’Rourke
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Curonian linguistic elements in Livonian

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
Researchers of Finnic languages have stressed the special position of Livonian among its close relatives due to the great number of Latvian loan elements. The Latvian influence is noteworthy and present in all levels of the language.
Lembit Vaba
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Change-of-state predicates and their use for expressing the future: the case of Livonian

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
The present article considers change-of-state predicates in Livonian and their possible development into future copulas. The focus is on the verbs īedõ ‘remain, stay; become’, sǭdõ ‘get; become’, and līdõ (synchronically a future copula), but also the ...
Miina Norvik
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Chasing Livonian heritage on the Livonian Coast

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
In 2018, the Livonian cultural space was added to the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, a step towards inclusion in the corresponding UNESCO list.
Baiba Šuvcāne, Valts Ernštreits
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Livonian landscapes in the historical geography of Livonia and the division of Livonian tribes

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
There is no exact consensus on the division and sub-division of the former Livonian territories at the end of the ancient independence period in the 12th century.
Urmas Sutrop
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Secretly through Salatsi: place names in Estonian runic songs related to Livonian settlement areas

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2016
The article searches for an answer to the question whether Estonian runic songs contain references to Livonians. Using the materials from the database of Estonian runic songs, the article observes some names of countries, rivers and towns.
Kristi Salve
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