Komi people

Komi
	Komi people photographed in 2006 in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Total population
	approx. 553,000 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
	Russia, largely located in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, and Murmansk Oblast
Russia	Komi-Zyryans 293,406 (2002), 228,235 (2010); Komi-Permyaks 125,235 (2002), 94,456 (2010);
Ukraine	Komi-Zyryans and Komi-Permyaks 2,710 (2001);
CIS	Komi-Zyryans 8,210 (1989); Komi-Permyaks 4,791 (1989);
Estonia	Komi-Zyryans and Komi-Permyaks 95 (2011);
Finland	Komi speakers 29 (2017);
Languages
	Russian, Komi
Religion
	Predominantly † Eastern Orthodox Christianity; (Russian Orthodoxy); also Shamanism;
Related ethnic groups
	Udmurts, other Permians

The Komi (Komi: комиясcode: kv is deprecated , komijas also комі-войтир, komi-voityr), also called Komi-Zyryans or Zyryans, are a Permian ethnic group. The Komi homeland is located in northeastern European Russia around the Vychegda, Pechora, and Kama rivers. In Russia, they mainly live in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Murmansk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Language

Main page: Komi language

The Komi language is part of the Permian branch of the Uralic family. There are two main dialects: Zyrian and Permyak, though Permyak is sometimes considered a separate language. The language was originally written using the Old Permic alphabet, but Cyrillic is used now.

Komi People Media

Komi-Zyryans* Komi of the Izhma River* Komi-Permyaks* Komi of the Yazva River* Komi of the Upper Kama River (Zyuzdino or Afanasyevo), nearly fully assimilated
Дешифровка слов древнепермской письменности
A Finno-Ugric Ethnopark, Yb, Syktyvdinsky District
Monastery with churches dedicated to Michael the Archangel and Stephen of Perm, Ust Vym.
A Izhma komi and Kildin Sámi choir in Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast.
The dish pelmeni likely has its origins amongst the Permian Komi and Udmurt people.
Contemporary depiction of a folktale collected from the Komi of Udorsky District.