Votic language
| Votic | |
|---|---|
| Vod | |
| vaďďa tšeeli, maatšeeli | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈvɑdʲːɑ ˈt͡ɕeːlʲi, ˈmɑːˌt͡ɕeːlʲi] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Ingria |
| Ethnicity | Vots |
Native speakers | 21 (2020) 100 with some knowledge (2021) |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | vot |
| ISO 639-3 | vot |
| Glottolog | voti1245 |
| ELP | Votic |
Distribution of Ingrian and Votic at the beginning of the 20th century | |
Vote is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
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.