Veps
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Veps is a Finnic language spoken by a small population in Northwest Russia, related to Finnish and Estonian. It matters because it represents an endangered linguistic heritage and provides insights into the Finnic language family and the history of Russia's indigenous peoples.
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Veps, also known as Vepsian (Veps: vepsän kelʹ, vepsän keli, or vepsä), is an endangered Finnic language from the Uralic language family, that is spoken by Vepsians. The language is written in the Latin script, and is closely related to Finnish and Karelian.
According to Soviet statistics, 12,500 people were self-designated ethnic Veps at the end of 1989. There were 5,900 self-designated ethnic Veps in 2010, and around 3,600 native speakers.