Meshcherian language

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An approximative map of the non-Varangian cultures in European Russia, in the 9th century. The Meshcherian area is shown in red

Meshcherian was the Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Meshchera tribe, in what is today the Oka River basin in Russia. Very little is known about the language, but it was probably closely related to the Mordvinic languages Moksha and Erzya. Meshcherian was probably extinct by the 16th century.

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Finno-Ugric languages
Ugric languages	Hungarian \| Khanty \| Mansi
Permic languages	Komi \| Komi-Permyak \| Udmurt
Finno-Volgaic languages	Mari \| Erzya \| Moksha \| Merya† \| Meshcherian† \| Muromian† \| Sami languages \| Estonian \| Finnish \| Livonian \| Veps \| Võro \| Votic
	^† Language death>Extinct