ISO 639-3 · myvmyv
Uralic family
Erzya
Эрзянь кель
Erzya is a language of the Finno-Volgaic branch (Uralic), spoken in Russia. Wikidata counts about 96,860 speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “Uralic language spoken in Russia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
myv- Glottocode
erzy1239- Family
- Uralic
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 54.50, 45.60
- Wikipedia
- 96 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Erzya · Эрзянь кель |
|---|---|
| Also called | Erzya language, Erzya-Mordvin, Erzyan, Erzyan language |
| All speakers | 96,860 (2010) |
| Written in | Cyrillic |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Uralic to Erzya
The branches above Erzya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Russia
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