KOI ISO 639-3
Komi-Permyak
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- koi
- Alternate Names
- Kama Permyak, Komi-Perm, Komi-Permian, Komi-Permyaki, Komi-Permyan, Komi-Permyat, Permian, Permyak
- Population
- 63,100 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 94,500 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 64,200.
- Location:
- Perm krai: west of central Ural mountains. Kirov province: Afanasievo district (Zyudin dialect).
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Uralic, Permian, Komi
- Dialects
- Zyudin, North Permyak (Kochin-Kam), South Permyak (Inyven), Yazva (Komi-Yazva). Zyudin dialect is moribund or nearly extinct (2021 D. Zaitsev). Lexical similarity: 80% with Komi-Zyrian [kpv] and Udmurt [udm]. A member of macrolanguage Komi [kom].
- Language Use
- In the Komi-Permyak area there are villages where people speak hardly any other language except Komi-Permyak. Some young people, all adults. Many children learn the language, but only in rural areas do they continue to use it as adults. Also use Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2019.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Komi-Permyak
- Writing
- Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Latin script [Latn], official usage between 1932 and 1938. Old Permic script [Perm], no longer in use.
- Other Comments
- Some literature available. Ancient literary and cultural traditions. More densely populated and mixed, higher education, and more assimilated to national culture than Komi-Zyrian. Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kazakhstan
Language Name
Komi-Permyak
User Population
1,100 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).
Map
Location: Perm krai: west of central Ural mountains. Kirov province: Afanasievo district (Zyudin dialect).
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