This is a list of languages used in Russia. Russian is the only official language at the national level and there are other 35 official languages, which are used in different regions of Russia.[1]
Official language
edit- Russian (138,312,003 speakers)
Languages related to European Russia
editLanguages with 1,000,000 or more speakers
edit- English (7,574,302)
- Tatar (5,200,000)
- German (2,069,949)
- Chuvash (1,640,000)
- Bashkir (1,450,000)
- Chechen (1,340,000)
- Ukrainian (1,300,000)[2]
Languages with 100,000 or more speakers
edit- Armenian
- Avar (784,000)
- Azerbaijani (669,000)
- Mordovian languages (614,000)
- Kabardian (587,000)
- Dargwa (503,000)
- Ossetic (493,000)
- Udmurt (463,000)
- Yakut (450.000)
- Kumyk (458,000)
- Eastern Mari (451,000)
- Ingush (405,000)
- Lezgian (397,000)
- Belarusian (316,000)
- Karachay-Balkar (302,000)
- Georgian (286,000)
- Komi-Zyrian (217,000)
- Turkish (161,000)
- Kalmyk (153,000)
- Lak (153,000)
- Romanian (147,000)
- Adyghe (129,000)
- Tabassaran (128,000)
Languages with 10,000 or more speakers
edit- Komi-Permyak (94,000)
- Polish (94,000)
- Nogai (90,000)
- Karelian (52,000)
- Finnish (51,000)
- Lithuanian (49,000)
- Abaza (38,000)
- Western Mari (36,000)
- Latvian (34,000)
- Kurmanji (30,000)
- Yiddish (30,000)
- Rutul (29,000)
- Aghul (29,000)
- Estonian (26,000)
- Andi (23,000)
- Baltic Romany (20,000)
- Tsez (15,000)
- Bezhta (10,000)
- Vlax Romany (10,000)
- Livvi
Languages with 1,000 or more speakers
edit- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (7,700)
- Khwarshi (3,000)
- Serbian
- Veps
- Tindi
- Karata
- Ludian
- Hunzib
- Bagvalal
- Botlikh
- Tsakhur
- Akhvakh
- Ghodoberi
- Archi
- Chamalal
- Judeo-Tat
Languages with fewer than 1,000 speakers
editLanguages related to Asian Russia
editLanguages with 100,000 or more speakers
editLanguages with 10,000 or more speakers
edit- Altay (65,000)
- Khakas (52,000)
- Kyrgyz (46,000)
- Nenets (31,000)
- Evenki (13,800)
- Khanty (13,000)
- Shor (around 10,000)
Languages with 1,000 or more speakers
editLanguages with fewer than 1,000 speakers
editOther
edit- Korean (60,000)
- Mandarin Chinese (59,000)
- Turkmen (38,000)
- Czech
- Domari
- Lomavren
- Pontic Greek
- Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
- Tat language
- Russian sign language
Language families
editA total of 14 language families are native to Russia:[3]
References
edit- ^ "What Languages Are Spoken in Russia?". WorldAtlas. 1 August 2017.
- ^ Владение украинским языком в России в разрезе этнических групп / Завьялов А. В. Социальная адаптация украинских иммигрантов : монография / А. В. Завьялов. – Иркутск : Изд-во ИГУ, 2017. – 179 с.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2019). "Glottolog". 4.1. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.