Moksha

Also known as Moksha language, Moksha-Mordvin

language part of the Mordvinic branch of the Uralic languages and the majority language in the western part of Mordovia

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Moksha is a language spoken primarily in the western region of Mordovia and belongs to the Mordvinic branch of the Uralic language family. It matters as a significant regional language that represents an important part of the linguistic and cultural heritage of its native speakers in that area.

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Wikimedia language code: mdf
native label: Мокшень кяль
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 2025
Commons category: Moksha language
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MDF
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Moksha (мокшень кяль, mokšəń käĺ, pronounced ['mɔkʃənʲ kælʲ]) is a Mordvinic language of the Uralic family, spoken by Mokshas, with around 130,000 native speakers in 2010. Moksha is the majority language in the western part of Mordovia. Its closest relative is the Erzya language, with which it is not mutually intelligible. Moksha is also possibly closely related to the extinct Meshcherian and Muromian languages.

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