Votic
vad̕d̕a tšeeli
Votic is a Uralic language spoken in Russia, by about 62 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Votic or Votian (vaďďa tšeeli, maatšeeli) [ˈvɑdʲːɑ ˈt͡ɕeːlʲi, ˈmɑːˌt͡ɕeːlʲi], is a Finnic language spoken by the Vots of Ingria, belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. Votic is spoken only in Krakolye (now part of Ust-Luga) and Luzhitsy, two villages in Kingiseppsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In the 2020–2021 Russian census, 21 people claimed to speak Votic natively, which is an increase from 4 in 2010. Arvo Survo also estimated that around 100 people have knowledge of the language to some degree.
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Words in Votic
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | isä | |
| child | lahsi | |
| man | meez | |
| woman | nain | |
| name | nimi | |
| friend | sõbrõ | |
| eye | silme | |
| ear | kõrvõ | |
| tooth | ammõz | |
| tongue | čeeli | |
| hand | čäsi | |
| heart | süä | |
| blood | veri | |
| liver | mahsõ | |
| water | vesi | |
| fire | tuli | |
| star | tähti | |
| sky | taivõz | |
| snow | lumi | |
| wind | tuuli | |
| mountain | mäči | |
| river | jõki | |
| tree | puu | |
| leaf | lehto | |
| night | üü | |
| dog | koirõ | |
| fish | kala | |
| bird | lintu | |
| horse | õpõn | |
| cow | lehme |
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