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Izhma Komi
The Izhma Komi are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group of the Komi, native population of the Izhma region of the Republic of Komi.
Language
They speak the Izhma dialect of the Komi language.
Dispersion
The majority of the Izhma Komi live in the Izhma region (with the city of Izhma as the regional center) of the Republic of Komi, in the basin of the middle reaches of the river Pechora and along the shores of its tributaries Izhma and Usa. Some Izhma Komi settled in Salekhard (Yamal Nenets Autonomous District) and the Lovozero district of the Murmansk region as well as in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District – Yugra, and in small numbers, with nomad camps, in the Nenets Autonomous District.
Traditional occupations
They worked in agriculture, grew barley, rye, oats, wheat, linen and hemp. They grew turnips, radishes, potatoes, sometimes cabbage and onions. They also bred cows, horses, sheep and pigs. The Izhma Komi pastured reindeer. Hunting was very widespread, especially among the Verkhnevychegodsk, Pechora and Udora Komi. The main game animals were: hazel grouse, heath cock, wood grouse, partridge, duck, geese, mink. The traditions of fishing and berry picking were ancient, traditional crafts were also developing: weaving, shoe making, coopery, pottery, making bast-mating.
