Also Known As:
Mordvin, Erza, эрзянский язык, erzja, Mordwin, Mordva, erza, Erzya-Mordva, Mordwinisch, Erza-Mordwinisch, Mordvinisch, Ersä-Mundart, Mordvinian, mordve, erźa, Mordvin-Erzya, Erzia, Erzá, Erzja, Erza-Mordvinisch, erzjan΄ kel΄, erzjanskij jazyk, Morduini, Mordua, eŕźań keĺ, эрзянь кель, Ersän kieli, ersämordva
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
The collection of links containing texts written in Erzya.
Erzya New Testament text, up choose Загрузки (the second from right) to get the download page.
Erzya
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~250,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.