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Izhorian
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The Izhorians (sg. ižoralaine) can still be found in the Western part of Ingria, between the Narva and Neva rivers. The Izhorian language is sometimes distinguished as a native language of the Orthodox population with respect to Ingrian, a language originally spoken by the Lutheran immigrants from Finland.
In 1989, 820 self-designated Izhorians, thereof 302 speakers of their Finnic language, were registered. The language, close to Karelian, is used primarily by members of the older generation. It is bound for extinction.
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