| Volga-Finnic
Volgaic
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| Geographic distribution: |
Russian Federation |
| Genetic classification: |
Uralic Finno-Ugric Finno-Permic Finno-Volgaic Volga-Finnic |
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| ISO 639-2 and 639-5: | fiu |
The Volga-Finnic languages, also referred to as Volgaic, refers to the languages of the Volga Finns, belonging in the family of Uralic languages. The group contains Mari language (formerly Cheremis) and Mordvinic languages, which in turn comprises Moksha and Erzya.[1] The Volgaic group was estimated to have differentiated into its various member language from around 1200 BC[2] but later research rejects its validity as a family.[3] It is now considered a solely geographical grouping.
Extinct languages that have been assumed to have been Volga-Finnic include Merya language, Meshcherian language and Muromian language.
References
- ^ The Uralic Language Family: Facts, Myths and Statistics; By Angela Marcantonio; p57; ISBN 0631231706
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica s.v. "Volga-Finns".
- ^ Salminen, Tapani 2002: Problems in the taxonomy of the Uralic languages in the light of modern comparative studies. http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/kuzn.html
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