Volkhov Chudes
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Volkhov Chudes (волховская чудь) were a Finno-Ugric people living along the banks of the Volkhov River. The Volkhov Chudes lived upstream from Staraya Ladoga.[1] Pauli Rahkonen's studies of local toponyms suggest that the Volkhov Chudes spoke a Finnic language.[2]
In the southwest the toponymy has more similarities with Mordvinic and Proto-Finnic, while in the southeast toponymy has similarities with Meryan toponymy.[3] It can be seen that the eastern Volkhov Chudes were very close to Meryans, culturally and linguistically.[4]
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