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Languages of Russia

There are many languages spoken in Russia. Russian, an East Slavic language is the national official language and the most common.

Regional official languages

Although Russian is the only official language of the Russian Federation, there are several other officially-recognized languages for areas within Russia. This is a list of languages that are official only in certain parts of Russia.

Language Language family Federal subject(s) Source
Abaza Northwest Caucasian 22x20px Karachay-Cherkessia [1]
Adyghe Northwest Caucasian 22x20px Adygea [2]
Altai Turkic 22x20px Altai Republic [3][4]
Bashkir Turkic 22x20px Bashkortostan [5]
Buryat Mongolic 22x20px Buryatia [6]
Chechen Northeast Caucasian 22x20px Chechnya, 22x20px Dagestan [7]
Chuvash Turkic 22x20px Chuvashia [8]
Crimean Tatar Turkic 22x20px Republic of Crimea[a] [9]
Erzya Uralic 22x20px Mordovia [10]
Ingush Northeast Caucasian 22x20px Ingushetia [11]
Kabardian Northwest Caucasian 22x20px Kabardino-Balkaria, 22x20px Karachay-Cherkessia [1][12]
Kalmyk Mongolic 22x20px Kalmykia [13]
Karachay-Balkar Turkic 22x20px Kabardino-Balkaria, 22x20px Karachay-Cherkessia [1][12]
Khakas Turkic 22x20px Khakassia [14]
Komi-Zyrian Uralic 22x20px Komi Republic [15]
Hill Mari, Meadow Mari Uralic 22x20px Mari El [16]
Moksha Uralic 22x20px Mordovia [10]
Nogai Turkic 22x20px Karachay-Cherkessia, 22x20px Dagestan [1]
Ossetian Indo-European (Iranian) 22x20px North Ossetia–Alania [17]
Tatar Turkic 22x20px Tatarstan [18]
Tuvan Turkic 22x20px Tuva [19]
Udmurt Uralic 22x20px Udmurtia [20]
Ukrainian Indo-European (Slavic) 22x20px Republic of Crimea[a] [9]
Yakut Turkic 22x20px Sakha Republic [21]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crimea joined the Russian Federation in 2014 by a vote. Most United Nations member states consider Crimea as part of Ukraine.

Languages Of Russia Media

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    Russian keyboard layout

  • Plurlingva afiŝo "Bonvolu fermi la pordon".jpg

    Sign at TyumenNIIgiprogas headquarters reflecting the international nature of the oil industry: it is in Russian, Ukrainian, English, German, Polish, French, Hebrew, Georgian, Chinese and Tatar.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Статья 11. Конституция Карачаево-Черкесской Республики
  2. ↑ Статья 5. Конституция Республики Адыгея
  3. ↑ Статья 13. Конституция Республики Алтай
  4. ↑ Закон Республики Алтай - Глава I. Общие положения - Статья 4. Правовое положение языков [Law of the Republic of Altai - Chapter I. General provisions - Article 4. Legal status of languages] (in русский). Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Статья 1. Конституция Республики Башкортостан
  6. ↑ Статья 67. Конституция Республики Бурятия
  7. ↑ Статья 10. Конституция Чеченской Республики
  8. ↑ Статья 8. Конституция Чувашской Республики
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Constitution of the Republic of Crimea". Article 10 (in русский). State Council, Republic of Crimea. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Статья 13. Конституции Республики Мордовия
  11. ↑ Статья 14. Конституция Республики Ингушетия
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Статья 76. Конституция Кабардино-Балкарской Республики
  13. ↑ Статья 17. Степное Уложение (Конституция) Республики Калмыкия
  14. ↑ Статья 69. Конституция Республики Хакасия
  15. ↑ Статья 67. Конституция Республики Коми
  16. ↑ Статья 15. Конституция республики Марий Эл
  17. ↑ Статья 15. Конституция Республики Северная Осетия-Алания
  18. ↑ Статья 8. Конституция Республики Татарстан
  19. ↑ Статья 5. Конституция Республики Тыва
  20. ↑ Статья 8. Конституция Удмуртской Республики
  21. ↑ Статья 46. Конституция (Основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)
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