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Shoksha

Ethnographic group of Erzya people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Shoksha (disambiguation).

Shoksha (Erzya: шокшот, romanized: šokšot, Russian: шокша, romanized: shoksha) is an ethnographic group of Erzya people. It is named after the village of Shoksha [ru] in Tengushevsky District, Mordovia.[1][2] They live mostly in Mordovia, Tengushevsky District and Torbeyevsky District. The ethnonym is relatively recent.[3]

Shoksha live (or lived) in following settlements:

  • Tengushevsky District: Баево, Березняк, Вяжга, Дудниково, Коляево, Кураево, Малая Шокша, Мельсетьево, Мокшанка, Нароватово, Сакаево, Стандрово, Шелубей, Широмасово, Shoksha[3]
  • Torbeyevsky District: Drakino, Кажлодка, Майский, Фёдоровка (depopulated), Якстере Теште (depopulated)[3]

Language

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Shoksha
Shokshsky, Shoksha-Mordovian
шокшскень кяль
Native toRussia
RegionTengushevsky District
EthnicityShoksha
Native speakers
1,669
unwritten
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone
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Dialect map of Moksha-Erzya-Shoksha; "E-V" is for Shoksha
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The Shoksha speak the Shoksha dialect [de; ru], a dialect of the Erzya language formed under the influence of the Moksha language, as for a long time Shokshas have been living with and surrounded by Mokshas. The language is unwritten and has a status of critically endangered.

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