Bjarmian languages | |
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(geographic) | |
Geographic distribution | Bjarmia |
Extinct | early 2nd millenium |
Linguistic classification | Uralic
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Language codes | |
Map of Bjarmia, where the Bjarmian languages were spoken |
The Bjarmian languages are a group of extinct Finnic languages once spoken in Bjarmia, or the northern part of the Dvina basin.[1] Vocabulary of the languages in Bjarmia can be reconstructed from toponyms in the Arkhangelsk region, and a few words are documented by Norse travelers. Some Saamic toponyms can also be found in the Dvina basin,[2][3] and Permic peoples also inhabited Bjarmaland.