Meadow Mari language
| Meadow–Eastern Mari | |
|---|---|
| олык марий, olyk marij | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Mari El Republic |
| Ethnicity | Meadow Mari, Eastern Mari |
Native speakers | 470,000 (2012) |
| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mhr |
| Glottolog | east2328 |
| ELP | Eastern 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.