Veps

Summary

Veps is a natural language^[1]. Veps draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #216 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Veps is located in Karelia^[3].
• Veps is located in Leningrad Oblast^[4].
• Veps is located in Vologda Oblast^[5].
• Veps is located in Kemerovo Oblast^[6].
• Veps is located in Irkutsk Oblast^[7].
• Veps is in the country of Russia^[8].
• Veps's instance of is recorded as natural language^[9].
• Veps's instance of is recorded as modern language^[10].
• Veps is a type of Finnic^[11].
• Veps's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[12].
• Veps's writing system is recorded as Veps writing^[13].
• Veps's Commons category is recorded as Veps language^[14].
• Veps's Wikimedia language code is recorded as vep^[15].
• Veps's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.5, 'lon': 36}^[16].
• Veps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Veps language^[17].
• Veps's described at URL is recorded as https://uralic.clld.org/languages/7^[18].
• Veps's language regulatory body is recorded as government of the Republic of Karelia^[19].
• Veps's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1276'}^[20].
• Veps's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vep', 'text': "vepsän kel'"}^[21].
• Veps's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'os', 'text': 'вепсаг'}^[22].
• Veps's UNESCO language status is recorded as 4 severely endangered^[23].
• Veps's indigenous to is recorded as Leningrad Oblast^[24].
• Veps's indigenous to is recorded as Vologda Oblast^[25].
• Veps's indigenous to is recorded as Karelia^[26].
• Veps's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/VEP^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[9] and modern language^[10]. Veps is a type of Finnic^[11].

Why It Matters

Veps draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #216 of 734).^[2] Veps has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Veps is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]