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Livs Levande
The Livonians, or Livs (Livonian language, Livonian: ''līvlizt''; Estonian language, Estonian: ''liivlased''; Latvian language, Latvian: ''līvi'', ''lībieši''), are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia. Livonians historically spoke Livonian language, Livonian, a Uralic language closely related to Estonian and related to Finnish language, Finnish. The last person to have learned and spoken Livonian as a First language, mother tongue, Grizelda Kristiņa, died in 2013, making Livonian Language extinction, a dormant language. As of 2010, there were approximately 30 people who had learned it as a second language. Historical, social and economic factors, together with an ethnically dispersed population, have resulted in the decline of the Livonian population, with only a small group surviving in the 21st century. In 2011, there were 250 people who claimed Livonian ethnicity in Latvia. History Prehistory The exact date of migration of Livonians to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Livonians
The flag of the Livonians ( liv, Līvõd plagā; lv, Līvu karogs) is a flag used to symbolize the Livonian people. It is in use of various Livonian cultural groups. The flag's proportions are 2:1:2 and the ratio of the height of the flag to its width is fixed at 1:2, similarly to the Flag of Latvia. The green represents forests, white represents the shore (of the Livonian coast) and blue represents the ocean. These represent Livonian fishing culture, and the colors symbolize the view of a fisherman when he looks to the coast. The flag was first used by the Livonian Society (''Līvõd Īt'') on November 18, 1923. Gallery File:Livonian flag proportsijid.PNG, Flag proportions File:Livonian colours.svg, Flag of the historical Governorate of Livonia, one of the Baltic governorates of the former Russian Empire File:Flag of et-Parnu.svg, Flag of the Kingdom of Livonia of 1570-1578, a client state of the Tsardom of Muscovy. File:United Baltic Duchy flag.svg, The United Baltic Duchy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
