Komi-Zyrian

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: kpv
Alternate Names: Komi, Komi-Zyryan, Zyrian
Population: 156,000 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 228,000 (2010 census).
Location:: Arkhangelsk province; Komi republic; Nenets autonomous district; near the Arctic sea.
Language Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Komi Republic (1993, Constitution of the Komi Republic, Article 67).
Classification: Uralic, Permian, Komi
Dialects: Izhma (Komi-Ezhva, Komi-Izhma). Lexical similarity: 80% with Komi-Permyak [koi] and Udmurt [udm]. A member of macrolanguage Komi [kom].
Language Use: Komi used in Institute for Language and Literature of the Komi branch of the Academy of Science. Some young people, all adults. Many children learn the language but many stop using it later in life (Salminen 2007). Also use Nenets [yrk]. Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development: Grammar. Bible: 1990.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Komi-Zyrian
Writing: Cyrillic script [Cyrl], official usage. Cyrillic script, Old Church Slavonic variant [Cyrs], in the 19th century, experimental usage. Latin script [Latn], used between 1931 and 1936.
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Arkhangelsk province; Komi republic; Nenets autonomous district; near the Arctic sea.