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Preferred term

izhIngrian  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Ingrian language (also called Izhorian) is a Finnic language spoken by the (mainly orthodox) Izhorians of Ingria. It has approximately 500 speakers left, most of whom are aging. It should not be confused with the Southeastern dialects of the Finnish language that became the majority language of Ingria in the 17th century with the influx of Lutheran Finnish immigrants (whose descendants, Ingrian Finns, are often referred to as Ingerians). The immigration of Lutheran Finns was promoted by Swedish authorities (who gained the area in 1617 from Russia), as the local population was (and remained) orthodox.

Entry terms

  • Ingrian language

ISO 639-3 code

  • izh

Notation

  • izh

In other languages

  • Ingrien

    French

  • Ischorische Sprache

    German

  • Idioma ingrio

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/izh

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