Moksha

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Moksha are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group native to the Volga region of Russia, known for their distinct Moksha language and cultural traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Moksha canonical 9

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Finno-Ugric people
ethnic group
bilingualIn Russian language
country Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
culturalRegion Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Penza Oblast
Republic of Mordovia
Ryazan Oblast
demographicTrend language shift toward Russian
educationLanguage Moksha language (in some regional schools)
ethnicGroupOf Russia
ethnolinguisticGroup Mordvinic peoples
linked to: Mordva
folkloreLanguage Moksha language
hasAutonym мокшет (mokšet)
hasCulturalRevival post-Soviet period
hasEthnonym Moksha Mordvins
hasHoliday Moksha folk festivals
hasLiterature Moksha-language literature
historicalRegion Volga-Oka interfluve
language Moksha language
languageBranch Finno-Ugric languages
languageFamily Uralic languages
languageSubgroup Mordvinic languages
minorityStatus national minority in Russia
nativeTo Middle Volga
linked to: middle Volga

Mordovia
Volga region
partOf Mordvin peoples
linked to: Erzya people
recognizedAs indigenous people of Russia
relatedEthnicGroup Erzya
religiousDiversity Orthodox Christianity and traditional beliefs
traditionalBeliefElement ancestor worship
nature spirits
traditionalCraft embroidery
weaving
woodcarving
traditionalCulture distinct folk music
epic oral poetry
ornamented folk costumes
traditional dances
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
forestry
traditionalHousing wooden rural houses
traditionalReligion Russian Orthodoxy
indigenous pagan beliefs
usesScript Cyrillic script

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mordvins subgroup Moksha
Mordovia officialLanguage Moksha
Saransk officialLanguage Moksha
Moksha people ethnonym Moksha
Ruzaevka hasLanguage Moksha
Kovylkino languageUsed Moksha
Mordva hasSubgroup Moksha