The delayed extinction of Veljotski may be attributed to the later Venetian influence, as Krk was the last to fall under Venice. Before his death, Udina Burbur’s speech was studied and recorded by renowned linguists Matteo Giulio Bartoli and Antonio Ive.

One of the few remaining traces of this extinct language lies hidden in a modest alley within the historic core of Krk, now home to the Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre of the Island of Krk. This alley was once known as Maura kal, a phrase from the Veljot language meaning ‘large street’ or ‘main avenue’.

The last speakers of Dalmatian, specifically its Krk variant – Veljot – referred to their language as veklisun, as noted by Antonio Udina Burbur himself. Other islanders, however, called it ćuski after the ćuk, the symbol of the town of Krk.