Komi people

The Komi (Komi: комияс, komijas also комі-войтир, komi-voityr), also called Komi-Zyryans or Zyryans, are a Permian ethnic group. The Komi homeland is located in northeastern European Russia around the Vychegda, Pechora, and Kama rivers. In Russia, they mainly live in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Murmansk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Komi

Komi people photographed in 2006 in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Total population
approx. 553,000 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
Russia, largely located in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, and Murmansk Oblast
Russia	Komi-Zyryans 293,406 (2002), 228,235 (2010) Komi-Permyaks 125,235 (2002), 94,456 (2010)[1][2]
Ukraine	Komi-Zyryans and Komi-Permyaks 2,710 (2001)[3]
CIS	Komi-Zyryans 8,210 (1989) Komi-Permyaks 4,791 (1989)[4]
Estonia	Komi-Zyryans and Komi-Permyaks 95 (2011)[5]
Finland	Komi speakers 29 (2017)[6]
Languages
Russian, Komi
Religion
Predominantly † Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Russian Orthodoxy) also Shamanism
Related ethnic groups
Udmurts, other Permians

Language

Main article: Komi language

The Komi language is part of the Permian branch of the Uralic family. There are two main dialects: Zyrian and Permyak, though Permyak is sometimes considered a separate language. The language was originally written using the Old Permic alphabet, but Cyrillic is used now.

Related pages

• Sámi
• Nenets people
• Indigenous peoples