Udmurt
Liczba mnoga: Udmurts
(Russian Udmurtskaya)
Autonomous republic in central Russian Federation
area 42,100 sq km/16,200 sq mi
capital Izhevsk
physical in the foothills of the W Ural Mountains
industries timber, flax, potatoes, peat, quartz
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% Russian, 31% Udmurt, 7% Tatar)
history conquered in the 15th16th centuries; constituted the Votyak Autonomous Region 1920; name changed to Udmurt 1932; Autonomous Republic 1934; part of the independent republic of Russia from 1991.
1. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia; Also called: Votyak.
2. The Finnic language spoken by the Votyak people; Also called: Votyak.
Udmurt · Votyak