Alternate Names: Votiak, Votyak
Dialects: North Udmurt (Besermyan, Udmurt), South Udmurt (Southwestern Udmurt).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 324,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Population total all countries: 339,800. Ethnic population: 554,000 (2010 census).
Language Use: The Besermyan are Udmurt-speaking Tatar. Many children learn the language but only those living in remote rural areas continue to use it actively (Salminen 2007). Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development: NT: 1997.
Writing System: Cyrillic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Russian Federation
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.