List of languages of Russia

This is a list of languages used in Russia. Some of the languages have more speakers, and even official status, in other countries.

Official language

* Russian

Languages related to European Russia

Languages with more than 1,000,000 speakers

* Tatar (5,300,000)
* Ukrainian (1,800,000)
* Bashkir (1,370,000)
* Chechen (1,330,000)
* Chuvash (1,320,000)

Languages with more than 100,000 speakers

* Adyghe (129,000)
* Armenian (904,000)
* Avar (784,000)
* Azeri (669,000)
* Belarusian (316,000)
* Dargwa (503,000)
* Mordovian languages
** Erzya
** Moksha (614,000)
* Georgian (286,000)
* German (896,000)
* Ingush (405,000)
* Kabardian (587,000)
* Kalmyk (153,000)
* Karachay-Balkar (302,000)
* Komi-Zyrian (217,000)
* Kumyk (458,000)
* Lak (153,000)
* Lezgian (397,000)
* Eastern Mari (451,000)
* Ossetic (493,000)
* Romanian (147,000)
* Tabassaran (128,000)
* Udmurt (463,000)

Languages with more than 10,000 speakers

* Abaza (38,000)
* Aghul (29,000)
* Andi (23,000)
* Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (7,700)
* Baltic Romany (20,000)
* Estonian (26,000)
* Finnish (51,000)
* Karelian (52,000)
* Komi-Permyak (94,000)
* Kurmanji (30,000)
* Latvian (34,000)
* Lithuanian (49,000)
* Livvi
* Western Mari (36,000)
* Nogai (90,000)
* Polish (94,000)
* Rutul (29,000)
* Tsez (15,000)
* Vlax Romany (10,000)
* Yiddish (30,000)

Languages with more than 1,000 speakers

* Akhvakh
* Archi
* Bagvalal
* Bezhta (10,000)
* Botlikh
* Chamalal
* Ghodoberi
* Hunzib
* Judeo-Tat
* Karata
* Khwarshi (3,000)
* Ludian
* Serbian
* Tindi
* Tsakhur
* Veps

Languages with fewer than 1,000 speakers

* Hinukh
* Ingrian
* Sami languages
** Akkala Sami
** Kildin Sami
** Skolt Sami
** Ter Sami
* Vod

Languages related to Asian Russia

Languages with more than 100,000 speakers

* Kazakh (563,000)
* Buryat (368,000)
* Tuvin (242,000)
* Yakut (456,000)

Languages with more than 10,000 speakers

* Altay (65,000)
* Kyrgyz (46,000)
* Khakas (52,000)
* Khanty (13,000)
* Nenets (31,000)
* Shor (around 10,000)
* Tajiki (131,000)
* Uzbek (238,000)

Languages with more than 1,000 speakers

* Chukot (7,700)
* Dolgan
* Even (7,100)
* Evenki (7,500)
* Gilyak
* Koryak
* Mansi
* Mongolian (11,000)
* Nanai
* Selkup
* Udi (1,000)

Languages with fewer than 1,000 speakers

* Ainu
* Aleut (including Mednyy)
* Alutor
* Chulym
* Enets
* Itelmen
* Karagas
* Kerek
* Ket
* Negidal
* Nganasan
* Oroch
* Orok
* Udege
* Ulch
* Yugh
* Yukaghir languages
** Northern Yukaghir
** Southern Yukaghir
* Yupik languages
** Central Siberian Yupik (Yuit)
** Naukan (Naukanski)
** Yupik

Other

* Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
* Domari
* Korean (60,000)
* Lomavren
* Mandarin Chinese (59,000)
* Russian sign language
* Pontic
* Tat language
* Turkish (161,000)
* Turkmen (38,000)

See also

* Languages of Russia
* List of official languages in Russia

External references

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=RUE Languages of European Russia] (Ethnologue)
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=RUA Languages of Asian Russia] (Ethnologue)
* [http://www.tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Russia/bibl/index.html Indigenous Minority Languages of Russia: Bibliographical guide]