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زبان وپس

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زبان وپس

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Also known as Vepsian language, vep, Veps language, Vepsian

Finnic language native to Northwest Russia

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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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Described at

UraTyp - Language Central Veps

uralic.clld.org

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Finnic
Country
Russia
Located in
Irkutsk Oblast
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short name
вепсаг
indigenous to
Leningrad Oblast
Commons category
Veps language
topic's main category
Category:Veps language
Wikimedia language code
vep
native label
vepsän kel'
number of speakers, writers, or signers
1276
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