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Mordvinic
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branch of the Volga-Finnic languages
Mordvinic is a branch of the Volga-Finnic languages, a group of related languages spoken in Russia. It matters because it represents an important part of linguistic and cultural diversity in the Finnic language family, which includes languages like Finnish and Estonian.
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The Mordvinic languages, also known as the Mordvin, Mordovian or Mordvinian languages (Russian: мордовские языки, mordovskiye yazyki), are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Moksha language, both spoken in Mordovia.
Previously considered a single "Mordvin language", it is now treated as a small language grouping. Due to differences in phonology, lexicon, and grammar, Erzya and Moksha are not mutually intelligible. The two Mordvinic languages also have separate literary forms. The Erzya literary language was created in 1922 and the Mokshan in 1923.