Meadow Mari people

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The Meadow Mari people are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group native to the Volga region of Russia, known for their distinct Uralic language, traditional pagan beliefs, and rich folk culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Meadow Mari people canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Finno-Ugric people
Uralic people
ethnic group
autonomousRegion Mari El Republic
country Russia
culturalHeritage mythology
oral tradition
seasonal festivals
ethnicGroupOf Russia
ethnonym Meadow Mari
historicalReligion shamanism
language Meadow Mari language
languageFamily Finno-Ugric languages
Uralic languages
nativeTo European Russia
Mari El Republic
Volga region
populationDistribution predominantly rural
recognizedAs indigenous people of the Russian Federation
region Bashkortostan
Kirov Oblast
Middle Volga
linked to: middle Volga

Tatarstan
relatedEthnicGroup Hill Mari people
Komi people
linked to: Komi

Mordvin people
linked to: Erzya people

Northwestern Mari people
Udmurt people
linked to: Udmurts
religion Mari native religion
Russian Orthodoxy
paganism
selfDesignation Olyk Mari
subgroupOf Mari people
traditionalBeliefSystem nature worship
polytheism
traditionalCulture embroidery
epic songs
folk dance
folk music
wooden architecture
traditionalDress beaded ornaments
coin jewelry
embroidered shirts
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
forestry
traditionalRitualSite sacred groves
usesWritingSystem Cyrillic script

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Meadow Mari primarySpeakers Meadow Mari people
Hill Mari people relatedEthnicity Meadow Mari people