Viktors Bertholds
Born16 January 1921
Vaide, Ventspils County, Latvia
Died28 February 2009(2009-02-28) (aged 88)

Viktors Bertholds (16 January 1921 – 28 February 2009) was a Livonian and one of the last native speakers of the Livonian language. He was born in the village of Vaide (Livonian: Vaid) in 1921.[1] Formerly believed to be the last native speaker of Livonian,[1][2] this title actually belonged to Grizelda Kristiņa, a relative of Bertholds who died in 2013.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Prozes, Jaak; Heinapuu, Ott (4 March 2009). "Suri viimane vanema põlve emakeelne liivlane". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian).
  2. 1 2 Rodriguez Martinez, Marta (27 September 2019). "'Vel Gaelg ayd?' The obscure European languages that came back to life". Euronews.
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