Eastern Mari

Facts

  • Language: Eastern Mari
  • Alternate names: Meadow Mari, Cheremis, Grassland Mari, олык марий, niittymari, itämari, лугово-восточный марийский, черемисский язык, Cheremiss, Low Mari, Eastern Cheremis, Tscheremissisch, Cheremissian, Tchérémisse, Marijcy, Mari-Woods, Low Mari, Lugovo Mari, Čeremissisch, Marij Jylme, Marijskij Jazyk,
  • Language code: mhr
  • Language family: Uralic, Mari (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 500,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Cyrillic script. Latin script.

More information:

    In many publications the term, Eastern Mari, is reserved for the diaspora groups outside the Republic. Christian, traditional religion.

    Eastern Mari is spoken in Russia, Caucasus;Europe;East Asia.