Moksha people
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The Moksha people are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group native to the Volga region of Russia, traditionally known for their distinct Uralic language, folklore, and cultural practices.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finno-Ugric people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Moksha epic poetry
ⓘ
Moksha folklore ⓘ Moksha traditional dance ⓘ Moksha traditional music ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | language shift to Russian ⓘ |
| ethnicReligion | Moksha neopaganism ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Moksha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonomousRegion | Republic of Mordovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | мокшет (mokšet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndonymLanguage | Moksha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mokshaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639LanguageCode | mdf ⓘ |
| language | Moksha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uralic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Finno-Ugric languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language speakers in Russia ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Russia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mordvin peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Russia ⓘ |
| region |
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penza Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Mordovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryazan Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Samara Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulyanovsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Erzya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | Moksha national costume ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicInstrument |
bagpipes
ⓘ
garmon ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ beekeeping ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Moksha folk religion
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAlphabet | Moksha Cyrillic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
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