Votic (Vadjaa tšeeli)
Votic or Votian is part of the Balto-Finnic subgroup of Finno-Ugric languages
and is closely related to Estonian. It is spoken in Krakolye and Luzhitsy, two
villages in the Kingisepp district of St. Petersburg, Russia, by about 20 people,
all of whom are elderly.
Efforts are currently being made to revive Votic with some lessons in
the language a one school. It appears that most younger Votes are
not all that interested in the language though.
Votic Cyrillic alphabet
There is no standardised writing system for Votic. The system below was
developed by Ferenc Válóczy.
| A a | B b | C c | D d | D’ d’ | E e | F f | G g | H h | I i | J j | K k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L l | L’ l’ | M m | N n | N’ n’ | O o | P p | R r | R’ r’ | S s | Š š | S’ s’ |
| T t | T’ t’ | U u | V v | Y y | Z z | Z’ z’ | Ž ž | Õ õ | Ä ä | Ö ö | Ü Ü |