Izhora

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Izhora is a small Finnic ethnic group indigenous to the Ingria region near the eastern Gulf of Finland, known for its distinct Uralic language and traditional culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnic people
ethnic group
censusClassification often counted together with Ingrians or Russians
continent Europe
conversionPeriod Christianization during Swedish and Russian rule
country Russia
culturalRevival post-Soviet cultural and linguistic revitalization efforts
ethnogenesis Finnic peoples NERFINISHED
ethnographicRegion area between Narva and Neva rivers
southern coast of the Gulf of Finland
historicalEventImpact Soviet-era assimilation policies
World War II population displacement
historicalLanguageContact Estonian language
Russian language NERFINISHED
Votic language
historicalReligion pre-Christian Finnic beliefs
indigenousTo Ingria NERFINISHED
language Ingrian NERFINISHED
languageFamily Uralic languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus severely endangered
languageSubfamily Finnic languages NERFINISHED
locatedNear eastern Gulf of Finland NERFINISHED
minorityStatus indigenous minority of Russia
neighboringPeople Ingrians NERFINISHED
Karelians NERFINISHED
Russians NERFINISHED
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populationTrend declining
recognizedAs small-numbered indigenous people of the Russian Federation
relatedEthnicGroup Estonians NERFINISHED
Finns NERFINISHED
Ingrians NERFINISHED
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religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
selfDesignation Izhorat NERFINISHED
traditionalCultureFeature distinct national costumes
folk songs
runic-style oral poetry
wooden rural architecture
traditionalOccupation agriculture
animal husbandry
fishing
traditionalRegion Ingria NERFINISHED
traditionalSettlementArea Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED
Saint Petersburg region NERFINISHED
UNESCOStatus endangered ethnic group
writingSystemHistory no long-standing standardized written language

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Izhorians ethnonym Izhora