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Chasing Livonian heritage on the Livonian Coast

Eesti 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 in recent years

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2016
This article discusses developments affecting Livonian during the last decade. It describes actions to promote Livonian during this period, for example, the International Year of Livonian Language and Culture and also discusses the status of Livonian in ...
Valts Ernštreits
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Loanword strata in Livonian

Eesti 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 in the linguistic landscape

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2022
In the context of endangered languages, the linguistic landscape is viewed as an effective way of expressing the symbolic value of a language and enhancing language awareness.
Gunta Kļava, Valts Ernštreits
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Compound formation principles in Livonian

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
Compounding is one of the most productive types of Livonian word formation. Compounds typically are synthetic and contain one or more modifiers, which follow the head of the compound. Most compound nouns have a singular genitive modifier.
Valts Ernštreits
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Survey of research on Livonian prosody

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
The aim of the article is to give an overview of previous studies concerning Livonian prosody. In separate subsections a characterization of earlier treatments of the Livonian quantity and tone system will be provided. The Livonian prosodic system became
Tuuli Tuisk
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Taking the Livonians into the Digital Space [PDF]

Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Publications, 2021
The Livonians are a Finno-Ugric nation indigenous to Latvia. They are presently the most endangered culture in the European Union and their language is one of the most endangered languages in the world.
Valts Ernštreits, Gunta Kļava
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Verbiprefiksid Salatsi liivi keeles

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2017
Artikkel käsitleb Salatsi liivi verbiprefiksite esinemist Johann Andreas Sjögreni materjalide põhjal. Arvestades Kuramaa liivi vastavaid uurimusi ja asjaolu, et Sjögreni ajal oli Salatsi liivi juba väljasurev keel, oleks ootuspärane verbiprefiksite ...
Eberhard Winkler
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Evidentiality in ­Livonian; pp. 41-54 [PDF]

Linguistica Uralica, 2012
The study focuses on dedicated grammatical evidentials and ­evidentiality strategies in the two main dialects of Livonian — Courland and Salaca Livonian.
Petar Kehayov, Helle Metslang, Karl Pajusalu   +2 more
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Livonian Orthography; 11-22 [PDF]

Linguistica Uralica, 2007
This article deals with the development of Livonian written language and the related matters starting from the publication of first Livonian books until present day. In total four different spelling systems have been used in Livonian publications.
Valts Ernštreits
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