This is a list of languages used in Russia. Some of the languages have more speakers, and even official status, in other countries. Official language Russian (138,312,001 speakers) Languages related to European Russia Languages with 1,000,000 or more speakers English (7,574,302) Tatar (5,200,000) German (2,069,949) Chuvash (1,640,000) Bashkir (1,450,000) Chechen (1,340,000) Ukrainian (1,300,000) Languages with 100,000 or more speakers Armenian Avar (784,000) Azerbaijani (669,000) Mordovian languages (614,000) Moksha Erzya Kabardian (587,000) Dargwa (503,000) Ossetic (493,000) Udmurt (463,000) Yakut (450.000) Kumyk (458,000) Eastern Mari (451,000) Ingush (405,000) Lezgian (397,000) Belarusian (316,000) Karachay-Balkar (302,000) Georgian (286,000) Komi-Zyrian (217,000) Turkish (161,000) Kalmyk (153,000) Lak (153,000) Romanian (147,000) Adyghe (129,000) Tabassaran (128,000) Languages with 10,000 or more speakers Komi-Permyak (94,000) Polish (94,000) Nogai (90,000) Karelian (52,000) Finnish (51,000) Lithuanian (49,000) Abaza (38,000) Western Mari (36,000) Latvian (34,000) Kurmanji (30,000) Yiddish (30,000) Rutul (29,000) Aghul (29,000) Estonian (26,000) Andi (23,000) Baltic Romany (20,000) Tsez (15,000) Bezhta (10,000) Vlax Romany (10,000) Livvi Languages with 1,000 or more speakers Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (7,700) Khwarshi (3,000) Serbian Veps Tindi Karata Ludian Hunzib Bagvalal Botlikh Tsakhur Akhvakh Ghodoberi Archi Chamalal Judeo-Tat Languages with fewer than 1,000 speakers Sami languages Akkala Sami Kildin Sami Skolt Sami Ter Sami Vod Ingrian Hinukh Kurdish Languages related to Asian Russia Languages with 100,000 or more speakers Kazakh (563,000) Yakut (456,000) Buryat (368,000) Tuvin (242,000) Uzbek (238,000) Tajiki (131,000) Languages with 10,000 or more speakers Altay (65,000) Khakas (52,000) Kyrgyz (46,000) Nenets (31,000) Evenki (13,800) Khanty (13,000) Shor (around 10,000) Languages with 1,000 or more speakers Even (5,656) Mansi (2,746) Dolgan (1,054) Selkup (1,023) Languages with fewer than 1,000 speakers Yupik languages Naukan (Naukanski) Sirenik Central Siberian Yupik (Yuit) Yukaghir languages Northern Yukaghir Southern Yukaghir Ket Ainu Orok Udege Kerek Aleut (including Mednyy) Enets Alutor Negidal Tofalar (Karagas) Itelmen Yugh Nganasan Oroch Chulym Ulch Nivkh Nanai Other Korean (60,000) Koryo-mar Mandarin Chinese (59,000) Turkmen (38,000) Czech Domari Lomavren Pontic Greek Bohtan Neo-Aramaic Tat language Russian sign language Language families A total of 14 language families are native to Russia: Indo-European Caucasian (2 families) Northeast Caucasian Northwest Caucasian Uralic "Altaic" (3 families) Turkic Mongolic Tungusic "Paleosiberian" (6 families) Yeniseian Chukotko-Kamchatkan Yukaghir Nivkh Ainu Koreanic Eskimo–Aleut References External links Languages of European Russia (Ethnologue) Languages of Asian Russia (Ethnologue) Indigenous Minority Languages of Russia: Bibliographical guide Russia