Finland, Estonia, Sámi, Ingria, Karelia, Mari El, Mordovia, Vepsia, Võro, Setomaa, Livonia, Udmurtia, Komi and Permyakia. (Wikipedia is your friend!)
Finland and Estonia are the idolized big brothers (they have their own countries!) who fuss over their younger siblings ("Has Russia been treating you well?").
Bonus: Sadness over Livonia's impending death, and the fact that Ingria is forgetting the Votic language. (When put together, the living speakers of Livonian and Votic don't exceed 200) Bonus bonus: The rest of the Uralic family (Hungary, Khantia-Mansia and the Samoyedics) crash the party. Bonus bonus bonus: This launches more angsting over the impending death of the Samoyedics (Enets, Nganasan, Selkup; Nenets is still hanging on, though)
Finland, Estonia, Sámi, Ingria, Karelia, Mari El, Mordovia, Vepsia, Võro, Setomaa, Livonia, Udmurtia, Komi and Permyakia. (Wikipedia is your friend!)
Finland and Estonia are the idolized big brothers (they have their own countries!) who fuss over their younger siblings ("Has Russia been treating you well?").
Bonus: Sadness over Livonia's impending death, and the fact that Ingria is forgetting the Votic language. (When put together, the living speakers of Livonian and Votic don't exceed 200)
Bonus bonus: The rest of the Uralic family (Hungary, Khantia-Mansia and the Samoyedics) crash the party.
Bonus bonus bonus: This launches more angsting over the impending death of the Samoyedics (Enets, Nganasan, Selkup; Nenets is still hanging on, though)
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