Finno-Volgaic languages

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The Finno-Volgaic languages, also known as Volga-Finnic languages or the Finno-Mari, Finno-Cheremisic languages is a subgroup of Finnic languages containing Mari language (formerly Cheremis) and Mordvinic languages, sometimes considered also as individual languages not belonging to the group: Moksha and Erzya^[1]

[edit] Finno-Volgaic within various interpretations of the Finnic group

The various interpretations of grouping the Finno-Volgaic languages listed by Ruhlen (1987): ^[2] and by Angela Marcantonio in 2002 ^[3]

Finnic languages by Collinder, 1965	Finnic languages by Austerlitz 1968	Finnic languages by Sauvageot & Menges 1973	Finnic languages by Harms 1974	Finnic languages by Vogelin & Vogelin 1977
1.Mordvin 2.Mari (Cheremis) 3.Baltic Finnic 4.Saamic 5.Permic	1.Permic 2.Volgaic 3.North Finnic Saamic Baltic Finnic	1. Baltic Finnic 2. Saamic 3. Volgaic 4. Permic	1. Permic 2. Mari (Cheremis) 3. West Finnic Mordvin North Finnic Saamic Baltic Finnic	1. Permic 2. Finno Volgaic Volgaic Finno-Lappic Saamic Baltic Finnic

[edit] Classification^{[citation needed]}

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

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