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~27,000

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Europe and North Asia
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Native Speakers Worldwide

~27,000

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Russia, Finland

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Spoken northeast of Lake Ladoga in the southwest of the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation in an area which includes Olonets County (except the eastern corner), the western parts of Pryazha County and the southwestern part of Kondopoga County. In Finland, Olonetsian is spoken by people evacuated, in 1940 and 1944, from former Finnish territories north of Lake Ladoga including Salmi and Impilahti counties, currently the eastern parts of Pitkyaranta (Pitka¨ranta) County and the southern corner of Suoyarvi (Suoja¨rvi) County in the Republic of Karelia.

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Spoken northeast of Lake Ladoga in the southwest of the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation in an area which includes Olonets County (except the eastern corner), the western parts of Pryazha County and the southwestern part of Kondopoga County. In Finland, Olonetsian is spoken by people evacuated, in 1940 and 1944, from former Finnish territories north of Lake Ladoga including Salmi and Impilahti counties, currently the eastern parts of Pitkyaranta (Pitka¨ranta) County and the southern corner of Suoyarvi (Suoja¨rvi) County in the Republic of Karelia.

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

25,000

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2010

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61.1273,32.8765

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

19,270

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65,000

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14,100 in Russian Federation (2000 WCD). Population total all countries: 19,270. Ethnic population: 65,000.

Year of info

2009

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Finland; Russia;

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Vulnerable

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19,314

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