The Meadow Mari are a subgroup of the Mari people, a Volga Finnic ethnic group concentrated in the republic of Mari El in Russia.

[1][2] They live on the right bank of the Volga river, while the Hill Mari people live on the left bank.

The ethnogenesis of these two subgroups, and formation of distinct dialects, probably took place in the 14th century.

[3] Meadow Mari are often considered to be distinct from the related Eastern Mari living in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.

[5] They are believed to be descendants of the Azelino culture.