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Language Family - Group
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Language
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Ethnic Group
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Number
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Republic (or other)
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Indo-European - Slavic
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Russian
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Russians
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110 million
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Russian Federation
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Turkic
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Tatar
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Volga Tatars
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5,3 million
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Tatarstan
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Indo-European - Slavic
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Ukrainian
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Ukrainians
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1,9 million (or many more)
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Western Russia
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Turkic
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Bashkir
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Bashkirs
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1,6 million
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Bashkortostan
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Turkic
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Chuvash
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Chuvash people
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1,5 million
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Chuvashia
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Northeast Caucasian
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Chechen
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Chechens
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1,4 million
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Chechnya
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Indo-European
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Armenian
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Armenians
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1,2 million
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Krasnodar Krai
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Northeast Caucasian
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Avar
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Avars
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900.000
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Dagestan
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Uralic - Mordvinic
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Erzya + Moksha
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Mordvins
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750.000
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Mordovia
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Turkic
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Kazakh
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Kazakhs
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650.000
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Border to Kazakhstan
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Turkic
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Azerbaijani aka Azeri
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Azerbaijanis aka Azeris
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600.000
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Border to Azerbaijan
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Northeast Caucasian
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Dargwa
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Dargin people
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590.000
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Dagestan
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Uralic
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Udmurt
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Udmurts
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550.000
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Udmurtia
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Uralic
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Mari
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Mari people
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550.000
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Mari El
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Indo-European - Iranian
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Ossetian/Ossetic
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Ossetians
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530.000
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North Ossetia-Alania
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Indo-European - Slavic
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Belarusian
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Belarusians
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520.000
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Western Russia
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Northwest Caucasian
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Kabardian aka East Circassian (Adyghe)
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Kabardians
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520.000
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Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
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Turkic
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Kumyk
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Kumyks
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500.000
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Dagestan
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Yakut / Sakha
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Yakuts / Sakha people
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480.000
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Sakha (aka Yakutia)
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Northeast Caucasian
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Lezgin
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Lezgins
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470.000
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Dagestan
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Mongolic
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Buryat
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Buryats
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460.000
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Buryatia
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Northeast Caucasian
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Ingush
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Ingush people
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450.000
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Ingushetia
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Indo-European - Germanic
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German
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Volga Germans
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390.000
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Minority in Altai Krai, Omsk Oblast, Novosibirsk Oblast and more
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Turkic
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Uzbek
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Uzbeks
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290.000 (or many more)
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Moscow, more
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Tuvan
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Tuvans
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260.000
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Tuva
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Uralic
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Komi-Zyryan + Permyak
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Komi peoples
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230.000
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Komi
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Turkic
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Karachay dialect of Karachay-Balkar
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Karachays
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220.000
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Karachay-Cherkessia
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Indo-European - Indo-Aryan
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Ruska Romani (or Russian)
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Ruska Roma
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200.000
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Western Russia
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Indo-European - Iranian
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Tajik
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Tajiks
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200.000
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Moscow, more
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Mongolic
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Kalmyk Oirat
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Kalmyks
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180.000
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Kalmykia
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Northeast Caucasian
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Lak
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Laks
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180.000
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Dagestan
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Kartvelian
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Georgian
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Georgians
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160.000
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Moscow, more
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Originally Afro-Asiatic - Semitic
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Russian (minority Yiddish)
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Jews
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160.000 (many more partial descent)
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Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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Indo-European - Romance
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Moldovan (Romanian)
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Moldovans
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160.000
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Western Russia
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Koreanic
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Korean
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Koryo-saram (Koreans in former USSR)
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150.000
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Vladivostok
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Northeast Caucasian
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Tabasaran
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Tabasarans
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150.000
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Dagestan
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Northwest Caucasian
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Adyghe aka West Circassian
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Adyghe people (aka Circassians)
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125.000
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Adygea
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Turkic
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Balkar dialect of Karachay-Balkar
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Balkars
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110.000
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Kabardino-Balkaria
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Turkic
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Meskhetian Turkish dialect
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Meskhetian/Ahiska Turks
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100.000
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Krasnodar Krai
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Turkic
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Nogai
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Nogais
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100.000
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Dagestan
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Turkic
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Kyrgyz
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Kyrgyz people
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100.000
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Altai
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Altai people
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75.000
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Altai
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Khakas
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Khakas people
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70.000
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Khakassia
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Uralic - Finnic
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Karelian
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Karelians
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60.000
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Karelia
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Indo-European - Slavic
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Polish
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Poles
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50.000
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Western Russia
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Uralic - Samoyedic
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Nenets
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Nenets people
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45.000
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Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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Northwest Caucasian
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Abaza
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Abazins
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43.000
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Karachay-Cherkessia
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Indo-European - Iranian
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Kurdish
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Yazidis
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40.000
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Tungusic
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Evenki
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Evenks
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38.000
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Siberia to Sakhalin
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Turkic
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Turkmen
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Turkmens
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37.000
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Stavropol Krai
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Northeast Caucasian
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Rutul
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Rutuls
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35.000
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Dagestan
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Northeast Caucasian
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Aghul
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Aghuls
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34.000
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Dagestan
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Indo-European - Baltic
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Lithuanian
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Lithuanians
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31.000
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Western Russia
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Uralic - Ugric
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Khanty
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Khanty people
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31.000
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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra
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Indo-European - Iranian
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Kurdish
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Kurds
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23.000
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Tungusic
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Even (minority)
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Evens
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22.000
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Magadan Oblast, Kamchatka Krai, Sakha
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Uralic - Finnic
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Finnish
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Ingrian Finns
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20.000
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Leningrad Oblast
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Indo-European - Baltic
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Latvian
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Latvians
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19.000
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Western Russia
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Uralic - Finnic
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Estonian
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Estonians
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18.000
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Western Russia
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Chukotko-Kamchatkan
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Chukchi
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Chukchi people
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16.000
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Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Shor (minority)
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Shors
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13.000
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Kemerovo Oblast
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Northeast Caucasian
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Tsakhur
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Tsakhurs
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12.500
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Dagestan
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Uralic - Ugric
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Mansi
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Mansi people
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12.500
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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra
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Tungusic
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Nanai (minority)
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Nanai people
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12.000
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Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Krai
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Northwest Caucasian
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Abkhaz
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Abkhaz people
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11.000
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Caucasus
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Turkic
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Tatar
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Nağaybäk
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8000
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Chelyabinsk Oblast
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Dolgan
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Dolgans
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8000
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Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Chukotka-Kamchatkan
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Koryak (minority)
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Koryaks
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8000
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Koryak Okrug (in Kamchatka Krai)
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Uralic - Finnic
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Veps (minority)
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Vepsians
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6000
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Karelia
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Northeast Caucasian
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Udi
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Udis
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4000
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Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai
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Uralic - Samoyedic
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Selkup
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Selkups
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3600
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Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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Chukotko-Kamchatkan
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Itelmen (near extinction)
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Itelmens
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3100
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Kamchatka Krai
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Turkic
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Kumandi dialect of Northern Altai
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Kumandins
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2800
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Altai
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Tungusic
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Ulch (near extinction)
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Ulchs
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2700
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Khabarovsk Krai
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Turkic - Siberian Turkic
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Teleut dialect of Southern Altai
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Teleuts
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2600
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Kemerovo Oblast
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Indo-European - Iranian
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Talysh
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Talysh people
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2500
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Border to Azerbaijan
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Turkic
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Crimean Tatar
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Crimean Tatars
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2400 (excl. Crimea)
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Indo-European
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Homshetsi dialect of Armenian
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Hemshins
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2000
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Krasnodar Krai
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Originally Chukotko-Kamchatkan
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Russian
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Kamchadals (Russian assimilated)
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1900
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Kamchatka Krai
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Uralic
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Sámi
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Sámi people
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1800
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Murmansk Oblast
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Eskimo-Aleut / Eskaleut - Eskimo
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Central Siberian Yupik
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Siberian Yupiks / Yuits
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1700
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Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Sino-Tibetan - Mandarin
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Dungan
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Dungans (Muslim Chinese)
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1600
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Near Kazakhstan
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Indo-European - Iranian
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Tat
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Tat people
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1600
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Dagestan
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Tungusic
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Udege (near extinction)
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Udege people
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1500
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Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai
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Dené-Yeniseian
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Ket (near extinction)
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Kets
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1200
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Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Uralic - Finnic
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Ingrian (near extinction)
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Izhorians
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266
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Leningrad Oblast
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Uralic - Finnic
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Votic (near extinction)
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Votes
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64
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Leningrad Oblast
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Loved the quiz btw!