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Udmurt

Udmurt

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A language spoken by the Udmurt people in Russia
  • noun
: udmurto
  • Many older villagers still speak Udmurt as their first language.

Examples

  • Bilingual signs in both Russian and Udmurt are common in Izhevsk.

  • She is studying the Udmurt language at university.

  • He speaks Udmurt fluently.

  • The Udmurt language has unique phonetic characteristics.

  • Bilingual signs in both Russian and Udmurt are common in Izhevsk.

  • Many older villagers still speak Udmurt as their first language.

  • She is studying the Udmurt language at university.

Synonyms

Udmurt language
vsUdmurt
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A language spoken by the Udmurt people mainly in the Udmurt Republic of Russia

is the shorter single-word label for the same language
Votyak language
vsUdmurt
  • Archaic
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A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Votyak people and also called Udmurt

is the modern preferred name rather than the older term
Votyak
vsUdmurt
  • Archaic
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A language spoken by the Udmurt people in Russia

is the currently accepted name instead of the ethnic label

Compounds

A language spoken by the Udmurt people mainly in the Udmurt Republic of Russia

Surface Forms

Udmurt singular
Udmurts plural

Etymology

Udmurt comes from the name the people use for themselves, so Udmurt names the language those people speak.