Karelian Multimedia Dictionary

Andrew Krizhanovsky

About this app

📚 Karelian Multimedia Dictionary is a friendly way to explore the Livvik dialect of the Karelian language.

The app is based on the Open Corpus of Veps and Karelian Languages. Dictionary entries include a Karelian lemma, Russian meaning, part of speech, and audio pronunciation when available.

🔎 Search the dictionary your way:
• Search Karelian lemmas at the beginning, inside, or at the end of a word
• Search by Russian meanings
• Listen to recorded Karelian pronunciation

🎮 Learn through play:
• Listen and Guess — hear a Karelian word and choose its Russian meaning
• Match Pairs — connect Karelian words with their Russian translations
• Track your progress as you restore word pairs and practise vocabulary

🌿 Whether you are studying Karelian, exploring the language, or looking up a word, the dictionary is here to help you listen, search, and learn.

What’s new

Words come alive! 🎧🧩 Meet two new learning games: Listen and Guess, and Match Pairs. Search now understands Russian translations too, while the refreshed design and smoother learning flow make exploring Karelian words more delightful. The archive has been restored — one word at a time! ✨