Also Known As:
Izhorian, ижорский язык, inkeroisen kieli, ižoran keeli, isuri keel, izhor, inkerin kieli, Ingrisch, Isurisch, Ižorisch, ingrien, užory, ižorskij jazyk, inkerioinen, maakeeli
Dialects & Varieties
- Soykin
- Lower Luzh
- Oredezh
- Khava
Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: Evidence from endangered Finnic varieties
Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: Evidence from endangered Finnic varieties
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~130
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
820
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Neither [Ingrian nor Votic] has ever had administrative status, and the social prestige of thelanguages has always been very low."
Location and Context
Countries
Russia
Location Description
Western part of Leningrad oblast
Government Support
No
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
None
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"The Ingrian written variety was introduced in the early 1930s... In 1937, following the general language policy of the Soviet State, Ingrian was banned from schools, and teachers were subjected to repression. Ever since, Ingrian has once again been an unwritten language."
Recent Resources
A self-study guide for the Ingrian (Izhorian) language. In Russian and Ingrian.
В документе представлен социолингвистический портрет одного из исчезающих языков уральской языковой