Hill Mari | |
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Кырык мары йӹлмӹ Kyryk mary jÿlmÿ | |
Native to | Russia |
Region | Mari El (Gornomariysky, Yurinsky, Kilemarsky districts) |
Native speakers
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30,000 (2012) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | west2392 |
Hill Mari or Western Mari (Мары йӹлмӹ) is a Uralic language closely related to Meadow Mari. Hill Mari is spoken in the Gornomariysky, Yurinsky and Kilemarsky districts of Mari El, Russia. It is written using the Hill Mari Cyrillic script and is co-official with Russian and Meadow Mari in the Mari El Republic.