Mari, Hill | Ethnologue

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: mrj
Alternate Names: Cheremis, Gorno-Mariy, High Mari, Highland Mari, Mari-Hills, Western Mari
Autonym: Кырык мары йӹлмӹ‎ (Kyryk mary jÿlmÿ), кырык мары‎ (Kyryk mary)
Population: 30,000 (2012 T. Salminen).
Location:: Mari El republic: Nizhny Novgorod province; south of the Volga.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Uralic, Mari
Dialects: Kozymodemyan, Yaran. Lexical, phonological, and morphological differences with Meadow Mari [mhr]. A member of macrolanguage Mari [chm].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Only a few child speakers. Also use Meadow Mari [mhr]. Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1827.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mari, Hill
Writing: Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Mari El republic: Nizhny Novgorod province; south of the Volga.