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.
Official statistics reveal a small number of Livonians remaining in Latvia, while academics propose that Viktors Bertholds (1921-2009) might have been the only native speaker of Livonian in Latvia by summer 2008.