Meadow Mari language
Uralic language of the Mari El Republic, Russia
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Meadow Mari, also known as Meadow-Eastern Mari, or Eastern Mari, is a standardised dialect of the Mari language used by about half a million people mostly in European Russia. Meadow Mari, Hill Mari, and Russian are official languages in the republic of Mari El in the Russian Federation.[3]
NativetoRussia
RegionMari El Republic
EthnicityMeadow Mari, Eastern Mari
Native speakers
470,000 (2012)[1]| Meadow–Eastern Mari | |
|---|---|
| олык марий, olyk marij | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Mari El Republic |
| Ethnicity | Meadow Mari, Eastern Mari |
Native speakers | 470,000 (2012)[1] |
| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mhr |
| Glottolog | east2328 |
| ELP | Eastern Mari |
 Meadow Mari | |
 Eastern Mari is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2] | |
Meadow Mari and Eastern Mari are distinct language varieties, which both use the Meadow Mari literary standard.[4] The main differences between Meadow Mari and Hill Mari are phonological, and to a lesser extent, morphological.[5]
Alphabet
Phonology
Consonants
/f, x, ts/ primarily occur in Russian loanwords.
Vowels
Meadow Mari has no diphthongs.
