Estonian researcher Ferdinand Linnus (1895–1942) was the first professional ethnologist to work with the Livonians. During three expeditions in 1927 and 1928, he spent seven months in the Livonian villages and recorded his observations and consultant accounts in nine notebooks, which he titled “Liivi etnograafia” (Livonian Ethnography). This is a unique, though underutilised, resource. The goal of this article is to publish a selection of F. Linnus’s notes and to acquaint researchers with this resource, which provides information on Livonian traditional culture and its related terminology in Livonian. This article provides accounts of delights and distractions – enjoyments and pastimes – from consultants representing every Courland Livonian...
This paper presents the timeline of ethnonyms denoting Livonians; specifies their chronology; and an...
Using vocabulary examples from the letters of the only two editors of the 1930s Livonian language ne...
This paper analyses court cases, a hitherto little acknowledged source in Estonian history of early ...
Estonian researcher Ferdinand Linnus (1895–1942) was the first professional ethnologist to work with...
The topic of this paper is the history of Metsepole Livonians (later called Salaca Livonians) from t...
This article explores opportunities for expanding the vocabulary of Livonian through compounds, borr...
In 2018, the Livonian cultural space was added to the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural H...
The article considers written Livonian language sources located in the Estonian Cultural History Arc...
The article examines the relationship between the two prominent forms of Livonian: Salaca Livonian, ...
Researchers of Finnic languages have stressed the special position of Livonian among its close relat...
Livonian is unique among the Finnic languages in possessing a two-way tonal contrast in primary stre...
The article provides insight into the process of various grammatical changes in Livonian and Latvian...
In the 18th century, the Livonian language in Salaca Parish became the subject of academic interest,...
Compounding is one of the most productive types of Livonian word formation. Compounds typically are ...
The Language Question in the Learned Estonian SocietyKersti TaalUniversity of Tartu LibraryThe purpo...
This paper presents the timeline of ethnonyms denoting Livonians; specifies their chronology; and an...
Using vocabulary examples from the letters of the only two editors of the 1930s Livonian language ne...
This paper analyses court cases, a hitherto little acknowledged source in Estonian history of early ...
Estonian researcher Ferdinand Linnus (1895–1942) was the first professional ethnologist to work with...
The topic of this paper is the history of Metsepole Livonians (later called Salaca Livonians) from t...
This article explores opportunities for expanding the vocabulary of Livonian through compounds, borr...
In 2018, the Livonian cultural space was added to the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural H...
The article considers written Livonian language sources located in the Estonian Cultural History Arc...
The article examines the relationship between the two prominent forms of Livonian: Salaca Livonian, ...
Researchers of Finnic languages have stressed the special position of Livonian among its close relat...
Livonian is unique among the Finnic languages in possessing a two-way tonal contrast in primary stre...
The article provides insight into the process of various grammatical changes in Livonian and Latvian...
In the 18th century, the Livonian language in Salaca Parish became the subject of academic interest,...
Compounding is one of the most productive types of Livonian word formation. Compounds typically are ...
The Language Question in the Learned Estonian SocietyKersti TaalUniversity of Tartu LibraryThe purpo...
This paper presents the timeline of ethnonyms denoting Livonians; specifies their chronology; and an...
Using vocabulary examples from the letters of the only two editors of the 1930s Livonian language ne...
This paper analyses court cases, a hitherto little acknowledged source in Estonian history of early ...