Merya language
Extinct Finno-Ugric language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merya or Meryanic is an extinct Finno-Ugric language, which was spoken by the Meryans.[1][2] Merya began to be assimilated by East Slavs when their territory became incorporated into Kievan Rus' in the 10th century.[3][4] However some Merya speakers might have even lived in the 18th century.[5] There is also a theory that the word for "Moscow" originates from the Merya language.[6][7] The Meryan language stretched to the western parts of Vologda Oblast and Moscow.[8]
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Meryan | |
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Ethnicity | Meryans |
Extinct | at latest 18th century |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ā |
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