Liv is spoken in a region called Kurzeme which is located in Latvia. This is a critically endagered language which means it is at a great risk of becoming a dead language. There are two dialects of this language, there is western livonian which is spoken in Kurzeme and there is eastern livonian which is spoken in Vidzeme. However, there are no exsisting eastern speakers, but there are 15 speakers left in Western Livonian.
The Livonians were a tribe who took over the costal regions that made up Latvia today. Back to when Livonians created Latvia, there were many battles againsts Livonians and the Baltic tribes by foreign invaders for the land. Today, Livonians home has been disappearing for years because their home is slowly disappearing due to beach erosion and irresponsible development.
http://homepage.mac.com/uldis/livonia/history.html
Sample text in Livonian:
Min izāmō, min sindimō,
ūod ārmaz rānda sa,
kus rāndanaigās kazābõd
vel vanād, vizād piedāgõd.
Min ārmaz īlmas ūod set sa,
min tõurõz izāmō!
This sample text was the national anthem for Livonians. The Livonian anthem has been passed down for centuries and in Livonian this anthem probably has more meaning and belief to the lyrics. I think that the Livonian Language should be saved because this language was around when Latvia was created, this language was made my the Livonian tribes and thesetribes made history by creating Latvia.
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/livonian.htm
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