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língua vepes

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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

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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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Article · Português

A língua Vepes (também chamadas Vepesiana, na língua nativa vepsän kel’), falada pelos Vepes (ou vepesianos), é uma língua Fino-Bática das línguas urálicas. Tem relações com a língua finlandesa e com o Carélio. Conforme o governo da antiga União Soviética, cerca de 12.500 pessoas se identificavam como Vepes ao final de 1989.

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