Komi-Permyak
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 94,300 (2002 census). Ethnic population: 125,235. |
| Region | Komi-Permyak National Okrug, west of central Ural Mountains, south of Komi-Zyrian. |
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| Alternate names | Kama Permyak, Komi-Perm, Komi-Permyat, Permyak |
| Dialects | Zyudin, North Permyak (Kochin-Kam), South Permyak (Inyven). 80% cognate with Komi-Zyrian [kpv] and Udmurt [udm]. |
| Classification | Uralic, Permian, Komi A member of macrolanguage Komi [kom] (Russian Federation (Europe)). |
| Language use | Also use Russian. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1866–2007. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. Latin script, used in 1930s and 1940s. |
| Comments | Some literature available. Ancient literary and cultural traditions. More densely populated and mixed, higher education, and more assimilated to national culture than Komi-Zyrian. Agriculturalists; some industrial workers. Christian, traditional religion. |
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