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Appendix 1

Uralic languages and speakers

  1959 1989 % using national languages
Finnic      
Finnish 5 million speakers  
Karelian 167,278 130,929 47.8
Vepsian 16,374 12,501 50.8
Izhorian 1,062 820 36.8
Votian   60  
Estonian 1.1 million  
Livonian   226 43.8
Sami languages 50,000 - 80,000 50
Volgaic languages      
Mordvin 1,285,116 1,153,987 67.1
Mari 504,205 670,868 80.8
Permian languages      
Komi-Zyrian 287,027 344,519 70.1
Komi-Permyak 143,901 152,060 70.4
Udmurt 624,794 746,793 69.6
Ugrian languages      
Mansi 6,449 8,474 37.1
Khanty 19,410 22,521 60.5
Hungarian 15 million speakers  
Samoyed languages      
Nenets 23,007 34,665 77.1
Enets   209 45.5
Nganasan 748 1,278 83.2
Selkup 3,768 3,612 47.6
Mator extinct since 19th century
Yurats extinct since 19th century
Kamas extinct since 1989