The Sound of the Votic language (Numbers, Sentences, Phrases & The Lord’s Prayer)

Special Thanks to Екатерина Кузнецова & Runosepp :D Youtube link: Votic / Vod (vaďďa tšeeli, maatšeeli) Native to: Russia Region: Ingria Ethnicity: Votes Native speakers: 8 (2017) (40-60 L2 speakers) Language family: Uralic Votic, or Votian (vaďďa tšeeli, maatšeeli), is the language spoken by the Votes of Ingria, belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. Votic is spoken only in Krakolye and Luzhitsy, two villages in Kingiseppsky District, and is close to extinction. In 1989, there were 62 speakers left, the youngest born in 1938. In its 24 December 2005 issue, The Economist wrote that there are only approximately 20 speakers left. In 2017 Votic was believed to have up to 8 native speakers and around 40-60 speakers with basic understanding of the language There’s also a few non-native speakers of Votic in Finland