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Ludian

Ludian

9.9
A small language spoken in northwest Russia by people in Karelia
  • noun
: ludiano
  • The Ludian language is spoken by a small community in Karelia.

Examples

  • Linguists study Ludian to understand the evolution of Finnic languages.

  • He is fluent in Finnish, Veps, and Ludian.

  • The Ludian language is rich in history.

  • Is Ludian still spoken in modern times?

  • Linguists study Ludian to understand the evolution of Finnic languages.

  • The Ludian language is spoken by a small community in Karelia.

  • He is fluent in Finnish, Veps, and Ludian.

Synonyms

Ludian language
vsLudian
9.9

A language related to Finnish and Karelian, spoken in northwestern Russia

is the regional description that does not name the ethnic group

Compounds

Ludian language
9.9

A language related to Finnish and Karelian, spoken in northwestern Russia

Surface Forms

Ludian singular
Ludians plural

Morphology

Ludian = Lud (semi-transparent) = Lud + ian

The suffix '-ian' productively marks relation to a people/place or language, but the base 'Lud' is not a familiar English lexeme, so the relation is only partially guessable.

Etymology

Ludian comes from the name Ludi, the local people in Karelia who speak this language. A helpful way to remember Ludian is to think of it as 'the language of the Ludi', so it simply means the speech of that small community.