Erzya

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
myv
Alternate Names
Erza-Mordvin, Erzia, Erzya Mordva, Erzya Mordvin, Mordva, Mordvin, Mordvin-Erzya, Mordvinian
Autonym
эрзянь кель‎ (erzänj kelj)
User Population

300,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 553,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 359,280.

Location

Orenburg province, Penza province, Samara province, Saratov province, and Ulyanov province.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Uralic, Mordvin
Dialects

None known. Quite different from Moksha [mdf].

Language Use

Many children learn the language but most of them use it only with elderly relatives. Vitality higher in Eastern diaspora areas than in the Republic (Salminen 2007). Also use Russian [rus].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1827–2006.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Erzya
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.

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