ISO 639-3 · mdfmdf
Uralic family
Moksha
Мокшень кяль
Moksha is a language of the Finno-Volgaic branch (Uralic), spoken in Russia. Wikidata counts about 2,025 speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “language part of the Mordvinic branch of the Uralic languages and the majority language in the western part of Mordovia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mdf- Glottocode
moks1248- Family
- Uralic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 54.00, 44.00
- Wikipedia
- 82 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Moksha · Мокшень кяль |
|---|---|
| Also called | Moksha language, Moksha-Mordvin, Mokshan, Mokshan language |
| All speakers | 2,025 (2010) |
| Written in | Cyrillic |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Uralic to Moksha
The branches above Moksha, 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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