veps

nombre propio

A noun referring to a member of a Finnish people of Russia, or the Finnic language spoken by them.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un pueblo finougrio de Rusia o al idioma fino-ugrio que hablan.

1. Ethnic group C1 formal

   A member of a Finnic people primarily living in the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast, and Vologda Oblast in Russia.

   • The Veps have preserved their traditional crafts for centuries.
   • Many Veps live in rural areas of northwestern Russia.
   • The culture of the Veps includes unique folk songs and dances.

   🇪🇸vepsa

   Sinónimos: vepsian

2. Language C1 formal

   A Finnic language spoken by the Veps people, belonging to the Uralic language family.

   • Veps is considered an endangered language with few native speakers.
   • Efforts are being made to revive the Veps language through education.
   • Linguists study Veps to understand the history of Finnic languages.

   🇪🇸Idioma vepsio

   Sinónimos: vepsian