Moksha

E877895

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 5

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Finno-Ugric people
ethnic group
bilingualIn Russian language NERFINISHED
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
culturalRegion Nizhny Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED
Penza Oblast NERFINISHED
Republic of Mordovia NERFINISHED
Ryazan Oblast NERFINISHED
demographicTrend language shift toward Russian
educationLanguage Moksha language (in some regional schools)
ethnicGroupOf Russia NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Mordvinic peoples NERFINISHED
folkloreLanguage Moksha language NERFINISHED
hasAutonym мокшет (mokšet) NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRevival post-Soviet period
hasEthnonym Moksha Mordvins NERFINISHED
hasHoliday Moksha folk festivals
hasLiterature Moksha-language literature
historicalRegion Volga-Oka interfluve NERFINISHED
language Moksha language NERFINISHED
languageBranch Finno-Ugric languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Uralic languages NERFINISHED
languageSubgroup Mordvinic languages NERFINISHED
minorityStatus national minority in Russia
nativeTo Middle Volga NERFINISHED
Mordovia NERFINISHED
Volga region NERFINISHED
partOf Mordvin peoples NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous people of Russia
relatedEthnicGroup Erzya NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
indigenous pagan beliefs
usesScript Cyrillic script

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