Finno-Volgaic languages

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The Finno-Volgaic languages, also known as the Finno-Mari, Finno-Cheremisic, or Volga-Finnic languages, are a language group within the Finno-Permic branch of the Finno-Ugric language family.

[edit] Classification

The Finno-Volgaic languages include three branches and a group of extinct languages of uncertain position.

Mari (Cheremisic)

• Mari (Cheremis)

Mordvinic (Mordvin, Mordvinian)

• Erzya
• Moksha

Extinct Finno-Volgaic languages of uncertain position

• Merya — Extinct
• Meshcherian — Extinct
• Muromian — Extinct

Finno-Lappic (Finno-Saamic, Finno-Samic)

• Sami (Samic, Saamic, Lappic, Lappish)
  • Western Sami (Western Samic)
    • Southern Sami
    • Ume Sami — Nearly extinct
    • Lule Sami
    • Pite Sami — Nearly extinct
    • Northern Sami
  • Eastern Sami (Eastern Samic)
    • Kainuu Sami — Extinct
    • Kemi Sami — Extinct
    • Inari Sami
    • Akkala Sami — Extinct (2003)
    • Kildin Sami
    • Skolt Sami
    • Ter Sami — Nearly extinct
• Baltic-Finnic (Balto-Finnic, Balto-Fennic, Finnic, Fennic)
  • Estonian
  • Finnish (including Meänkieli or Tornedalian Finnish, Kven Finnish, and Ingrian Finnish)
  • Ingrian (Izhorian) — Nearly extinct
  • Karelian
    • Karelian proper
    • Lude (Ludic, Ludian)
    • Olonets Karelian (Livvi, Aunus, Aunus Karelian, Olonetsian)
  • Livonian (Liv) — Nearly extinct
  • Veps (Vepsian)
  • Võro (Voro, Võru, Voru; including Seto or Setu)
  • Votic (Votian, Vod) — Nearly extinct