Daily words
tōvaztõ vi
 pruuniks päevitada ▫ nosauļoties brūnam

pūŗtimi s
 laevandus ▫ jūrniecība, kuģniecība  EA

kimmõz numK
 kümnes ▫ desmitais

This portal was created by Līvõ Kultūr sidām (The Livonian Culture Centre) and offers a wide range of information on the Livonians, their culture, language, and history. Here you can discover the places the Livonians have lived, their cultural monuments, the location of their most important archives, and also about new Livonian-related events and exhibitions. You can learn about Livonian traditional and contemporary culture as well as become acquainted with their community organisations and most important personalities. The UL Livonian Institute section contains information about this institution as well as Livonian-Estonian-Latvian dictionary which is updated on an ongoing basis and which is supplemented with word forms and data from the Livonian language corpus. This section also contains the Livonian place name list, a list of Livonian borrowings in Latvian, and other resources for learning about and studying Livonian. The Library section contains a collection of articles, links, and videos on Livonian topics grouped by category.

We wish you success learning about Livonian culture!

Calender
19/03
1991 – Law ‘On free development of the national and ethnic groups in Latvia and their rights to culture autnomy’ was passed stating that Livs are recognized as an ancient indigenous nation of Latvia and the state takes its responsibility to preserve its national identity and culture environment.
21/03
1930 – Mauno Koski, deputy chairman of the International Liv Friends’ Society, professor of Turku Swedish University was born. Died in 2005.
22/03
1880 – in Petersburg, printing of The Gospel According to St.Matthew in the Liv language was passed by the censorship. Only 40 years later the next book in the Liv language was published.
23/03
1920 – Society of Estonian Native Language was founded, the first organization that supported Livs morally and practically.
25/03
1869 – Uļi Kīnkamäg, a Liv poet, called the King of Livs was born. Died in 1932.