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Veps

Veps

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A language spoken by a small group of people in northwest Russia
  • noun
: idioma veps
  • Linguists are documenting the Veps language to preserve its heritage.

Examples

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Veps.

  • She is studying Veps to better understand the folklore of the region.

  • The Veps language is rich in history.

  • Many Vepses live in the Karelia region.

  • Linguists are documenting the Veps language to preserve its heritage.

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Veps.

  • She is studying Veps to better understand the folklore of the region.

Synonyms

Vepsian language
vsVeps
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A language the Veps people speak in northwestern Russia

is identical in meaning but uses the plain noun name instead
Vepsian
vsVeps
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A language spoken by the Veps people in northwestern Russia

is the full descriptive noun phrase rather than the short label
Vepse
vsVeps
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A language spoken by a small native group in northwestern Russia

uses the shorter spelling without that final vowel
Vepse language
vsVeps
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A language spoken by the Veps people in northwest Russia

is the simpler noun name without the extra ending
Veps language
vsVeps
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The language of the Veps people in northwestern Russia

focuses on the language itself rather than the people's origin

Compounds

Veps language
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The language of the Veps people in northwestern Russia

Surface Forms

Veps singular
Vepses plural

Etymology

Veps also names the language of that community and comes from the people's own name, passed through Russian into English. So when someone studies or speaks Veps, they mean the Finnic 'language' of that small group in northwest Russia.