Volkhov Chudes

Volkhov Chudes (волховская чудь) were a Finno-Ugric people living along the banks of the Volkhov River, who spoke a Finnic language. The Volkhov Chudes lived upstream from Staraya Ladoga.^[1] Rahkonen's studies of local toponyms confirm that the Volkhov Chudes spoke a Finnic language.^[2]

In the southwest the toponymy has more similarities with Mordovic and Proto-Finnic, while in the southeast toponymy has similarities with Meryan toponymy.^[3] It can be seen that the eastern Volkhov Chudes were very close to Meryans, culturally and linguistically.^[4]

Sources

Rahkonen, Pauli (2011). Finno-Ugrian hydronyms of the River Volkhov and Luga catchment areas (PDF). Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. pp. 205–266. Retrieved 2013-03-19.

References

^ Rahkonen 2011: 205.
^ Rahkonen 2011: 205.
^ Rahkonen 2011: 241–242.
^ Rahkonen 2011: 255.

[1] Rahkonen 2011: 205.

[2] Rahkonen 2011: 205.

[3] Rahkonen 2011: 241–242.

[4] Rahkonen 2011: 255.

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