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Ingrian

Ingrian

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A language related to Finnish spoken by the Ingrian people in northwestern Russia
  • noun
: ingriano
  • Linguists are working to preserve Ingrian by documenting its grammar and vocabulary.

Examples

  • The Ingrian language has a rich oral tradition dating back centuries.

  • Few people today are fluent in Ingrian due to historical and cultural changes.

  • The Ingrian language has unique grammatical structures.

  • Do you know any Ingrian words?

  • Few people today are fluent in Ingrian due to historical and cultural changes.

  • Linguists are working to preserve Ingrian by documenting its grammar and vocabulary.

  • The Ingrian language has a rich oral tradition dating back centuries.

Synonyms

Ingrian language
vsIngrian
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A language related to Finnish spoken by the Ingrian people in northwestern Russia

has identical meaning but is the shorter alternative form used for naming

Compounds

Ingrian language
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A language related to Finnish spoken by the Ingrian people in northwestern Russia

Surface Forms

Ingrian singular
Ingrians plural

Morphology

Ingrian = Ingria (opaque) = Ingria + ian

The base 'Ingria' is not a familiar English word, so the derivation is not transparent for most learners.

Etymology

Ingrian comes from the name of the region Ingria, called 'Inkeri' in Finnish. The ending -an means 'from' that place, so Ingrian is the language of the people from Ingria.