Moksha
PrintPrimary tabs
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
Mordoviya Republic, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast’, and Penzenskaya Oblast’.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Very different from Erzya [myv].
Language Use
The Tengushen are Erzya ethnically, but speak Moksha. Many children learn the language but usually only use it with elderly relatives (Salminen 2007). Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development
Grammar. Bible portions: 1879–2009.
Language Resources
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
There are Moksha villages where people speak hardly any other language except Moksha. Christian.