Moksha
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A language of Russian Federation
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Moksha Mordvin, Mokshan, Mordoff, Mordov, Mordvin-Moksha
Population
2,030 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 4,770 (2010 census).
Location
Mordovia republic, Nizhny Novgorod province, and Penza province.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Very different from Erzya [myv].
Language Use
The Tengushen are Erzya ethnically, but speak Moksha. Some young people, all adults. Many children learn the language but usually only use it with elderly relatives (Salminen 2007). Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development
Grammar. NT: 2016.
Language Resources
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
There are Moksha villages where people speak hardly any other language except Moksha. Christian.