Vepsians
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Vepsians are a small Finno-Ugric ethnic group indigenous to northwestern Russia, known for their distinct Uralic language and traditional rural culture.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finno-Ugric people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| censusClassification | separate ethnic group in Russian census ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| culturalPreservation |
Veps cultural organizations
ⓘ
Veps-language schools ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Baltic-Finnic cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalMention | medieval Russian chronicles ⓘ |
| historicalName | Chud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Lake Ladoga region
ⓘ
Lake Onega region ⓘ Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Karelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vologda Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Russia ⓘ |
| language | Veps language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uralic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Finnic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | national minority in Russia ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous small-numbered people of the North, Siberia and the Far East of Russia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicity |
Estonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finns NERFINISHED ⓘ Karelians NERFINISHED ⓘ Votes ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
folk religion ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | vepsläižed ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
embroidered shirts
ⓘ
headscarves ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ fishing ⓘ forestry ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wooden log houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
folk songs
ⓘ
runic singing ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeatures |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
veneration of nature spirits ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | language endangered ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Cyrillic alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Republic of Karelia
this entity surface form:
Veps