Ingrian | Ethnologue

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: izh
Alternate Names: Ingermanlandian, Inkeroisen, Isuri keel, Izhor, Izhorian, Ižoran, Ižoran keeli
Autonym: Ižoran keel
Population: 120 (2010 census). L1 speakers should not be confused with Ingrian Finns, who speak Finnish [fin]. Ethnic population: 820 (1989 census).
Location:: Leningrad province and Saint Petersburg: Kingisepp and Lomonosov areas.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Uralic, Finnic
Dialects: Soykin, Khava, Lower Luzh, Oredezh (Upper Luzh). Reportedly similar to Karelian [krl]. Oredezh dialect is extinct.
Language Use: Heavily influenced by Finnish [fin] and Russian [rus] (Salminen 2007). Few domains. Older adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifted to Russian [rus].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ingrian
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used between 1932–1937.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Leningrad province and Saint Petersburg: Kingisepp and Lomonosov areas.