Mari people
Finno-Ugric ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mari (мари [mɑˈɾi]; Russian: марийцы, IPA: [mɐˈrʲijtsɨ]) are a Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in the Bashkortostan and Tatarstan republics. In the past, the Mari have also been known as the Cheremisa or the Cheremis people in Russian and the Çirmeş in Tatar.
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Total population | |
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c. 600,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia Mari El | 423,803 (2021) 246,560 (2021)[1] |
Kazakhstan | 4,416 (2009)[2] |
Ukraine | 4,130 (2001)[3] |
Belarus | 416 (2009)[4] |
Latvia | 234 (2019)[5] |
Estonia | 241 (2011)[6] |
Languages | |
Mari, Russian | |
Religion | |
Majority: Russian Orthodox Christianity Minority: Mari Native Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Finno-Ugric peoples |
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