Approximately how many people speak the language in focus?
Around 1.1 million people.
What language branch does it belong to?
The Finnic branch.
What is the distinctive aspect to linguists?
Three degrees of phonemic length.
What language family is it a part of?
Uralic language family.
What specific languages is it excluded from?
German and Russian.
Which three countries influenced the language?
Swedish, German, and Russian.
Which two language are distant relatives?
Estonian is related to Hungarian and Sami languages.
Which other languages are also Uralic?
Finnish and Karelian.
Name the three degrees of phonemic length?
Short, long, and overlong.
What is the distinction in the example given?
/sɑdɑ/, /sɑˑdɑ/ and /sɑːdɑ/