Ingrian language

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Ingrian
Spoken in: Russia 
Region: Ingria
Total speakers: 327
Language family: Uralic
 Finno-Ugric
  Finno-permic
   Baltic-Finnic
    Ingrian
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: none
ISO 639-3: izh

The Ingrian language (also called Izhorian) is a Finno-Ugric language spoken by the (mainly orthodox) Izhorians of Ingria. It has approximately 327 speakers left, most of whom are aging. It should not be confused with the Southeastern dialects of the Finnish language that became the majority language of Ingria in the 17th century with the influx of Lutheran Finnish immigrants (whose descendants, Ingrian Finns, are often referred to as Ingerians). The immigration of Lutheran Finns was promoted by Swedish authorities (who gained the area in 1617 from Russia), as the local population was (and remained) orthodox.

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  • Paul Ariste 1981. Keelekontaktid. Tallinn: Valgus. [pt. 2.6. Kolme läänemere keele hääbumine lk. 76 - 82] (Estonian)

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