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
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Gulf of Finland, St.Petersburg
Location Description
Spoken in the cape of Kovashi, Sykin, and Kurkola.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian, Finnish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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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