Hill Mari people

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The Hill Mari people are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group native to the hilly forest regions of the Mari El Republic in Russia, known for their traditional pagan beliefs, distinct language, and rich folk culture.

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Hill Mari people canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Finno-Ugric people
Uralic language
ethnic group
autonomousRegion Mari El Republic
country Russia
culturalRegion central Volga region
endonymLanguage Hill Mari language
ethnicGroupOf Russia
facingIssue language shift to Russian
historicalRegion right bank of the Volga River
language Hill Mari language
languageStatus minority language in Russia
linguisticBranch Mari branch
linguisticFamily Uralic languages
minorityStatus indigenous minority of Russia
nativeTo Mari El Republic
Volga region
hilly forest regions of Mari El
populationTrend declining
region Volga Federal District
relatedEthnicity Meadow Mari people
Northwestern Mari people
religion Mari native religion
Russian Orthodoxy
paganism
ritualPractice animal sacrifices
communal prayers
seasonal festivals
ritualSiteType sacred groves
selfDesignation Kuryk Mari
subgroupOf Mari language
Mari people
traditionalBeliefSystem animism
nature worship
traditionalClothingFeature beaded ornaments
bright embroidery
headscarves
traditionalCulture embroidery
epic songs
folk dance
folk music
wooden architecture
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
forestry
usesTraditionalInstrument drums
kugikly
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Hill Mari spokenBy Hill Mari people
Hill Mari language ethnicGroup Hill Mari people
Gorno-Mari spokenBy Hill Mari people
Meadow Mari people relatedEthnicGroup Hill Mari people
Gornomari spokenBy Hill Mari people