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Can anyone tell me what "Vepsia" is?--Shakura 14:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
- Probably just the region where the Vepses live or traditionally inhabit. According to FOTW, they live "in the area south of Karelia, between the lakes Ladoga and Onega [in Leningrad Region]". Also see this. —Khoikhoi 18:55, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Vepses not in use in English
http://www.veps.org/About/index.htm shows that Vepsians use "Vepsian" themselves and Google of US university sites shows that Vepses is not in use in English:
site:edu vepses veps
site:edu vepsians veps
http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/veps.shtml and https://drum.umd.edu/dspace/bitstream/1903/3395/1/umi-umd-3207.pdf and http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ru-veps.html are reliable sites, and Vepses is not in use in English. Move blocked by redirect page.
--Espoo 18:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
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