Mari people

Mari
мари
марийцы
Meadow Mari
Total population
c. 600,000
Regions with significant populations
 Russia
     Mari El
423,803 (2021)
    246,560 (2021)[1]
 Kazakhstan4,416 (2009)[2]
 Ukraine4,130 (2001)[3]
 Belarus416 (2009)[4]
 Latvia234 (2019)[5]
 Estonia241 (2011)[6]
Languages
Mari, Russian
Religion
Majority:
Russian Orthodox Christianity
Minority:
Mari Native Religion
Related ethnic groups
Other Finno-Ugric peoples
PeopleMari
LanguageMarij
CountryMari El

The Mari (/ˈmɑːri/ MAR-ee)[a] are a Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in the Bashkortostan and Tatarstan republics. In the past, the Mari have also been known as the Cheremisa or the Cheremis people in Russian and the Çirmeş in Tatar.


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