veps

nom propre

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un membre d'un peuple finno-ougrien de Russie, ou la langue finno-ougrienne qu'ils parlent.

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.

   🇫🇷Vepse

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷vepse (langue)

   Synonymes: vepsian