Meadow Mari language

Meadow–Eastern Mari
олык марий, olyk marij
Native toRussia
RegionMari El Republic
EthnicityMeadow Mari, Eastern Mari
Native speakers
470,000 (2012)
Uralic
  • Mari
    • Meadow–Eastern Mari
Cyrillic
Official status
Official language in
Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-3mhr
Glottologeast2328
ELPEastern Mari
  Meadow Mari
Eastern Mari is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Meadow Mari, also known as Meadow-Eastern Mari or Eastern Mari, is a standardised dialect of the Mari language used by about half a million people mostly in European Russia. Meadow Mari, Hill Mari, and Russian are official languages in the republic of Mari El in the Russian Federation.

Meadow Mari and Eastern Mari are distinct language varieties, which both use the Meadow Mari literary standard.