Ingrian language

Finnic language spoken by the Izhorians of Ingria, Russia

Ingrian, also called Izhorian, is a Finnic language spoken in Ingria, Russia. It is almost extinct, as it only has about 142 native speakers left. Most of these are elderly. This has happened because many people who speak Finnish moved there, meaning most people in Ingria now speak Finnish.[2]

Ingrian
Native toRussia
RegionIngria
Ethnicity820 Izhorians (1989 census)[1]
Native speakers
142 (379 in total) (2010 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3izh
Glottologingr1248
ELPIngrian

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ingrian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. "Ingrian".