Erzya
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 614,000 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Population total all countries: 696,630. |
| Region | Mordovian Republic, north and east; Nizhni Novgorod, Ulyanovsk, Penza, Samara, Buguruslan; Chuvassia, Tatarstan, and Bashkortostan republics. Also in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. |
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European Russia |
| Alternate names | Erzia, Mordvin, Mordvin-Erzya |
| Dialects | Quite different from Moksha [mdf]. |
| Classification | Uralic, Mordvin |
| Language use | Quite acculturated to national culture and Russian. |
| Language development | NT: 1827–2006. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Christian, traditional religion. |
Also spoken in:
Armenia
| Language name | Erzya |
| Population | 500 in Armenia. |
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