Karelian language
Finnic language
Karelian, is a Finnic language spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland. It is spoken by Karelians.[1]
Karelian | |
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karjala, karjalan kieli | |
Native to | Russia |
Region | Karelia |
Ethnicity | Karelians (1989 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 8753 in Russia and 11000 in Finland (2010 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | krl |
Glottolog | kare1335 |
ELP | Karelian |
It is not to be confused with Livvi-Karelian, which is a different language.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Karelian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)