Merya

Volga-Finnic people
Intangible ethnic_group Q1144528
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Merya

Summary

Merya is an ethnic group[1]. Merya draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #614 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merya was Merya's native language[3].
  • Old East Slavic was Merya's native language[4].
  • Merya's religion is recorded as Finno-Ugric mythology[5].
  • Merya's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[6].
  • Merya is in the country of Russia[7].
  • Merya's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[8].
  • Merya is part of Finno-Ugric peoples[9].
  • Merya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merya[10].
  • Merya's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Merya's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Merya's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].

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Definition and Type

Merya's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[8].

Use and Application

Merya is part of Finno-Ugric peoples[9].

Why It Matters

Merya draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #614 of 4,529).[2] Merya has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Merya is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Merya
    Native language Merya, Old East Slavic
    Part of
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