Votians

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/vots

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the linguistic classification?Votic language, a Finnic language belonging to the Uralic family
2. What is the demographic data?99 individuals identified as Votian in the 2020 Russian census
3. Who are the Votians?The Votians are a Finnic ethnic group from Ingria, a region near Russia. They have their own unique language and a long history in the area.
4. Where is Ingria located?Ingria is in the northwestern part of modern Russia, southwest of Saint Petersburg and east of the Estonian town of Narva.

Finnic Languages: A subgroup of the Uralic languages, including Finnish, Estonian, Karelian, and Votic, spoken in Northern Europe.
Ingria: A historical region in northwestern Russia, traditionally inhabited by various Finnic peoples, including the Votians.
Linguistic Endangerment: The state of a language when its speakers are declining in number, threatening its survival.
Veliky Novgorod: One of the oldest cities in Russia, a major historical center of trade and political power, co-founded by the Votians.