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🧑‍🌾 A Russian ethnic group 🗣️ A Finnic language
Mordvin

Mordvin

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A language spoken in parts of Russia by the Erzya and Moksha people
  • noun
: mordvino
  • Many people in the Republic of Mordovia still speak Mordvin as their first language.

Examples

  • The Mordvin language has two main dialects: Erzya and Moksha.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve Mordvin amid the increasing use of Russian.

  • The Mordvin language is rich in history.

  • Are you familiar with the Mordvin dialects?

  • Many people in the Republic of Mordovia still speak Mordvin as their first language.

  • The Mordvin language has two main dialects: Erzya and Moksha.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve Mordvin amid the increasing use of Russian.

Synonyms

Mordvinian
vsMordvin
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A language of the Mordvin people, including the Erzya and Moksha forms

is the same concept but uses the simpler native label
Mordvinian language
vsMordvin
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A language spoken in Russia by the Erzya and Moksha peoples

uses the Finnic classification rather than a broader family label
Mordva language
vsMordvin
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A language the Mordvinian people speak in Russia in two main forms Erzya and Moksha

focuses on Finnic identity and regional use rather than broad Uralic grouping
Mordvin language
vsMordvin
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A language that Mordvin people speak in Russia

refers to the Finnic spoken varieties Erzya and Moksha specifically
Mordva
vsMordvin
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A language spoken by the Mordvin people in central Russia

specifies the two varieties Erzya and Moksha rather than a generic label

Compounds

Mordvin language
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A language that Mordvin people speak in Russia

Surface Forms

Mordvin singular
Mordvins plural

Etymology

Mordvin was also used for the people's speech and comes from the same name Mordva, meaning the language of the Volga groups. So today Mordvin means the Finnic language (the Erzya and Moksha varieties) still spoken in parts of Russia.