Also Known As:
Mordvin, Erza, эрзянский язык, erzja, Mordwin, Mordva, erza, Erzya-Mordva, Mordwinisch, Erza-Mordwinisch, Mordvinisch, Ersä-Mundart, Mordvinian, mordve, erźa, Mordvin-Erzya, Erzia, Erzá, Erzja, Erza-Mordvinisch, erzjan΄ kel΄, erzjanskij jazyk, Morduini, Mordua, eŕźań keĺ, эрзянь кель, Ersän kieli, ersämordva
Dialects & Varieties
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~250,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Central Russia
Location Description
Spoken mainly in the western parts of the Republic of Mordovia in the Russian Federation, and in the adjacent parts of Ryazan’ and Penza provinces; also in pockets in Tatarstan and Orenburg Province
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
The collection of links containing texts written in Erzya.
Erzya New Testament text, up choose Загрузки (the second from right) to get the download page.
Загружено пользователем VETKA100 , дата: 03.05.2011
Исполняют солисты Анастасия Рябова и Валерий Кид