One of the symbols of legal equality, brotherhood and mutual help of
Russia's people .
This is a list of Wikipedias written in languages of Russia .
It includes Wikipedias that meet at least one of the two conditions below:
Having official language status in one of Russia 's regions;
Majority of speakers lives within Russian Federation.
Note : * marks Wikipedias in languages, majority of native speakers of which live outside of Russia.
Language group
Language(links to the article sections)
Script
Code & self-name
Founded
Number of articles
Key figures
East Slavic languages
Russian
cyr
ru: Русский
2001-05-11[1]
1,701,409
Bureaucrats
Ukrainian *
cyr
uk: Українська
2004-01-26
1,075,732
Bureaucrats : Aced , Yakudza , MaryankoD , Deineka
Turkic languages
Azerbaijani *
lat
az: Azərbaycanca
2004-01
178,412
Bureaucrats : Sortilegus Administrators : 14
Southern Altai
cyr
alt : Алтай тили
incubator
51
Active Users :
Bashkir
cyr
ba: Башҡорт
2005-04-16
55,564
Administrators : Саган , Haqmar , Рустам Нурыев , Comp1089
Dolgan
cyr
dlg : Долган тыла
incubator
4
Active Users :
Kazakh *
cyr
kk: Қазақша
2002-06-03
228,265
Bureaucrats : Qarakesek Administrators : 12
Karachay-Balkar
cyr
krc: Къарачай-Малкъар
2010-03
2,050
Active Users : Iltever
Crimean Tatar
lat
crh: Qırımtatar tili
2008-01
8,805
Active Users :
Kumyk
cyr
kum : Къумукъ тил
incubator
23
Active Users :
Nogai
cyr
nog : ногай
incubator
10
Active Users :
Northern Altai
cyr
atv : куманды
incubator
29
Active Users :
Siberian Tatar
cyr
sty : Сыбыр
incubator
62
Active Users : Астыған , Сыбыр , Тыуа , Цағуын , Цицәк
Tatar
cyr/lat
tt: Tatarça Татарча
2003-09-15
265,378
Bureaucrats : Derslek ; Administrators : Marat Vildanov , Marat-avgust ; Active Users :
Tuvan
cyr
tyv: Тыва дыл
2013-08-11
3,167
Active Users : Agilight ,Yanasaki ,Ариадна ,Айраана
Khakas
cyr
kjh : Хакас
incubator
54
Active Users : Ayas7
Chuvash
cyr
cv: Чăваш чӗлхи
2004-11
45,501
Active Users : PCode , Viktor
Chulym
cyr
clw : Ӧс тили
incubator
1
Active Users :
Shor
cyr
cjs : шор
incubator
16
Active Users :
Sakha (Yakut)
cyr
sah: Саха
2008-05
13,055
Active Users : HalanTul , Egerman
Mongolic languages
Buryat
cyr
bxr: Буряад
2,181
Active Users : Губин Михаил , Jargal , Aldar Badmaev
Kalmyk
cyr
xal: Хальмг
2006-03
2,097
Active Users : Huuchin , Calmouk , Lardos96 , Yaroslav Blanter
Tungusic languages
Nanai
cyr
gld : нани
incubator
1
Active Users :
Evenki
cyr (lat in China)
evn : Эвенкыл
incubator
18
Active Users :
Eve
cyr
eve : Эвен
incubator
2
Active Users :
Indo-European languages
Judeo-Tat
cyr
jdt : Джуури
incubator
25
Active Users :
Yiddish *
Yiddish
yi: ייִדיש
?
15,128
Bureaucrats :Administrators : לערי ריינהארט , פוילישער , רוני Active Users : Alefbeis , נייגעריגער , ציגרעטל
Ossetian
cyr
os: Иронау
2005-03
12,889
Active Users : Amikeco , Dziglo , Taamu , Цæра
Tat
lat
ttt : Тат
incubator
55
Active Users :
Northeast Caucasian languages
Avar
cyr
av: Авар
2005-04
2,477
Active Users : Аль-Гимравий , Gazimagomedov
Aghul
cyr
agx : Агъул чIал
incubator
9
Active Users :
Dargin
cyr
dar : Даргин
incubator
2
Active Users :
Ingush
cyr
inh : ГІалгІай
incubator
500
Active Users : Sapral Mikail
Lak
cyr
lbe: Лакку
2006-10
1,227
Active Users : Yaroslav Blanter
Lezgian
cyr
lez: Лезги чӀал
2012-03-27
4,187
Active Users : Migraghvi , Aslan4ik , User from Dag , Soul Train (Admins ), Saint Johann
Rutul
cyr
rut : МыхIабишды чIел
incubator
4
Active Users :
Tabasaran
cyr
tab : Табасаран
incubator
5
Active Users :
Tindi
cyr
tin : Идараб мицци
incubator
3
Active Users :
Udi
cyr
udi : Удин муз
incubator
3
Active Users :
Tsakhur
cyr
tkr : ЦIаьхна миз
incubator
3
Active Users :
Chechen
cyr
ce: Нохчийн
2005-03
352,406
Active Users : Дагиров Умар
Northwest Caucasian languages
Abaza
cyr
abq : Абаза бызшва
incubator
4
Active Users :
Adyghe
cyr
ady : Адыгабзэ
incubator
241
Active Users : Highlander45 , NewNapoleon
Kabardino-Cherkess
cyr
kbd: Адыгэбзэ/ Къэбэрдей-шэрджэсыбзэ
?
1,589
Active Users : Богупс , Master Shadow , NewNapoleon
Finno-Ugric languages
Veps
lat
vep: Vepsän
2011-11-17
6,658
Active Users : Игорь Бродский , Tamara Ustinova , Sebranik , Максим
Votic
lat
vot : Vaďďa ceeli, maaceeli
incubator
23
Active Users :
Hill Mari
cyr
mrj: Кырыкмары
2010-10-17
10,286
Active Users : Tsikma
Ingrian
lat
izh : Ižoran
incubator
81
Active Users :
Karelian
lat
krl : Karjala
incubator
297
Active Users : Red October , Flrn
Kildin Sami
cyr
sjd : сāмь кӣлл (sām' kīll)
incubator
59
Active Users : Michael.riessler
Komi-Zyrian
cyr
kv: Коми
2005-02
5,440
Active Users : Jugydmort , Микол Ӧльӧш
Komi-Permyak
cyr
koi: Перем Коми
2010-10-19
3,460
Active Users : Enye Lav
Livonian
lat
liv : Līvõ kēļ
incubator
745
Active Users : Warbola , Nuclear Star , Ohpuu
Livvi-Karelian
lat
olo: Livvikarjala
2016-10-06
3,533
Active Users : Kaftaj
Mari
cyr
mhr: Олык Марий
2009-07-09
10,232
Active Users : Yufereff , Санюн Вадик , ПешСай
Mansi
cyr
mns : Маньси/Моаньсь
incubator
1
Active Users :
Moksha
cyr
mdf: Мокшень
2008-05
1,199
Active Users : Numulunj pilgae
Ter Sami
lat
sjt : saa´mekiill
incubator
19
Active Users :
Udmurt
cyr
udm: Удмурт
2005-10
5,029
Active Users : Denis Sacharnych (curr. inactive), AlnashPiyash , Palezik Administrators : 4Bureaucrats : Denis Sacharnych
Finnish *
lat
fi: Suomenkielinen
2002-02-21
503,761
Bureaucrats : Ejs-80 , Tbone Administrators :
Khanty
cyr
kca : хӑнты ясӑӈ
incubator
2
Active Users :
Erzya
cyr
myv: Эрзянь
2008-05
6,285
Active Users : Erzianj jurnalist , Сура
Samoyedic languages
Nganasan
cyr
nio : ня’
incubator
14
Active Users :
Nenets
cyr
yrk : Ненэця' вада
incubator
65
Active Users :
Selkup
cyr
sel : Чумыль ӄумыт әты/Шӧльӄумыт әты
incubator
2
Active Users :
Paleosiberian languages
Alyutor
cyr
alr : Nəməlʔu
incubator
2
Active Users :
Itelmen
cyr
itl : Итэнмэн
incubator
14
Active Users :
Ket
cyr
ket : Остыганна ка’
incubator
3
Active Users :
Koryak
cyr
kpy : Нымылан
incubator
9
Active Users :
Nivkh
cyr
niv : Нивхгу диф
incubator
4
Active Users :
Chukchi
cyr
ckt : Лыгъоравэтлъан йилйил
incubator
47
Active Users :
Southern Yukaghir
cyr
yux : Юо ньугерә, Одул
incubator
11
Active Users :
Eskimo–Aleut languages
Siberian Yupik *
cyr, lat
ess : Юпик
incubator
16
Active Users :
Russian [ edit ]
Russian language is the state language of the Russian Federation and the most spoken language in the country.
Russian Wikipedia contains more articles than all another wikipedias in languages of Russia.
Since almost all residents of Russia understand Russian language,
it's Russian Wikipedia which is used as a backbone for constructing Wikipedia in other languages.
Infoboxes, templates, geographical caterogization etc. are ported to other language editions from Russian one.
Tatar language is the second spoken language in Russia. Majority of Tatar speakers live within Russia & currenlty use Cyrillic script for writing, as the only one approved by the Russian law of 2002.
That Wikipedia initially started using Zamanalif latin script, currently predominantly in Cyrillic . Following Law "On use of Tatar as a state language in the Republic of Tatarstan", approved by State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan during its 36th session[2] on 24 December 2012[3] , the only accepted Latin script for Tatar is Uniform Turkic Alphabet .
Chuvash [ edit ]
The Wikipedia in Chuvash language has the second article count among wikipedias in languages of Russia.
Ossetic [ edit ]
Wikipedia in Ossetic language .
Wikipedia in Komi language .
Livvi-Karelian [ edit ]
Wikipedia in Livvi-Karelian language .
Wikipedia in Udmurt language .
See also [ edit ]
1 000 000+ 300 000+ 100 000+ 30 000+ 10 000+ 3 000+ 1 000+ 100+ Wikimedia Incubator Support * marks languages with majority speakers living in eponymous sovereign states.
Federal language State languages of federal subjects Languages with official status Scripts 1 In Russia, the Cyrillic alphabet is officially supported.
2 For other, non-Cyrillic alphabets, separate federal laws are required.