Western Mari

Facts

  • Language: Western Mari
  • Alternate names: Hill Mari, Cheremis, High Mari, Hill Cheremis, кырык мары, горномарийский язык, vuorimari, Western Cheremis, Tscheremissisch, westliches Mundartgebiet, Bergtscheremissisch, Cheremissian, tchérémisse, marijcy, Gorno-Mariy, marij jylme, marijskij jazyk, gornomarijskij jazyk, Bergčeremissisch, Szeremissi, Cheremiss,
  • Language code: mrj
  • Language family: Uralic, Mari (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: <50,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Cyrillic script.

More information:

    Christian, traditional religion.

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