Languages Of Russia: Overview of the languages spoken in Russia
There are many languages spoken in Russia.
Russian, an East Slavic language is the national official language and the most common.
Regional official languages
Although Russian is the only official language of the Russian Federation, there are several other officially-recognized languages for areas within Russia. This is a list of languages that are official only in certain parts of Russia.
| Language | Language family | Federal subject(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaza | Northwest Caucasian |  Karachay-Cherkessia | |
| Adyghe | Northwest Caucasian |  Adygea | |
| Altai | Turkic |  Altai Republic | |
| Bashkir | Turkic |  Bashkortostan | |
| Buryat | Mongolic |  Buryatia | |
| Chechen | Northeast Caucasian |  Chechnya,  Dagestan | |
| Chuvash | Turkic |  Chuvashia | |
| Crimean Tatar | Turkic |  Republic of Crimea | |
| Erzya | Uralic |  Mordovia | |
| Ingush | Northeast Caucasian |  Ingushetia | |
| Kabardian | Northwest Caucasian |  Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia | |
| Kalmyk | Mongolic |  Kalmykia | |
| Karachay-Balkar | Turkic | Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia | |
| Khakas | Turkic |  Khakassia | |
| Komi-Zyrian | Uralic |  Komi Republic | |
| Hill Mari, Meadow Mari | Uralic |  Mari El | |
| Moksha | Uralic | Mordovia | |
| Nogai | Turkic | Karachay-Cherkessia, Dagestan | |
| Ossetian | Indo-European (Iranian) |  North Ossetia–Alania | |
| Tatar | Turkic |  Tatarstan | |
| Tuvan | Turkic |  Tuva | |
| Udmurt | Uralic |  Udmurtia | |
| Ukrainian | Indo-European (Slavic) | Republic of Crimea | |
| Yakut | Turkic |  Sakha Republic |
References
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