The Finno-Ugric Department of ELTE University in Budapest and the Estonian Embassy in Hungary cordially invite you to a seminar entitled “The Birth of the Estonian and Livonian Written Languages”, to be held on 27 May 2025 at 9:30 a.m.
Venue: ELTE BTK Dékáni Tanácsterem (1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/A I. em. 144.)
The seminar will feature lectures in Estonian and English.
Programme
9:30 – Welcome by Anu Kippasto, Consul of the Estonian Embassy in Budapest
9:35 – Welcome by András Bereczki, Head of the Finno-Ugric Department, ELTE BTK
9:40 – Karl Pajusalu (University of Tartu): Half a Millennium of Estonian and Livonian Book History (in Estonian)
10:10 – Sulev Iva (University of Tartu, Võru Institute): Older and Newer Written Languages of Southern Estonia (in Estonian)
10:40 – Uldis Balodis (University of Tartu, University of Latvia Livonian Institute): Livonian and Lutsi: The Making of Finnic Written Languages in Latvia (in English)
11:10–11:30 – Q&A session
The seminar is organised by the Finno-Ugric Department of ELTE University in cooperation with the Estonian Embassy in Hungary.
All are welcome to attend!