Southern Ludian
Conjugate VerbsFacts
- Language: Southern Ludian
- Alternate names: Kuujärvi Ludian
- Language code: dluds
- Language family: Uralic, Finnic, Coastal Finnic, Neva, North Finnic, Ladogan, East Ladoga
- Dialect of: Ludian
- Number of speakers: 300
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
The Southern Ludian dialect is spoken in the southern part of the Ludian-speaking area, particularly in the village of Kuujärvi Paloniem. This area lies over 200 km long and about 30 km wide, encompassing both northern and southern regions.
Image from Ludian speaking village in 1942
Kuujärvi, a village in the Republic of Karelia, is historically significant for Ludian speakers. It has been a center for linguistic research, with scholars like Pertti Virtaranta studying the language there.