Although official statistics establish that about 200 Livonians remain in Latvia, some academics believe that Viktors Bertholds (1921-2009), originally from Vaide, was the only native speaker of Livonian in Latvia by the summer of 2008.
Although official statistics indicate that approximately 200 Livonians still reside in Latvia, some academics argue that Viktors Bertholds (1921-2009), born from Vaide, was the sole native speaker of Livonian in Latvia by summer 2008.