Mordvinic | |
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Ethnicity | Mordvins |
Geographic distribution | Southwestern and Southeastern Russia |
Linguistic classification |
Uralic
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Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | mord1256 |
The Mordvinic languages, [3] also known as the Mordvin, [4] Mordovian or Mordvinian languages ( Russian: мордовские языки, mordovskiye yazyki), [5] are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Moksha language, both spoken in Mordovia. [6]
Previously considered a single "Mordvin language", [7] it is now treated as a small language grouping. [8] Due to differences in phonology, lexicon, and grammar, Erzya and Moksha are not mutually intelligible. [9] The two Mordvinic languages also have separate literary forms. The Erzya literary language was created in 1922 and the Mokshan in 1923. [10]
Phonological differences between the two languages include: [7]
The medieval Meshcherian language may have been Mordvinic or close to Mordvinic[ citation needed].
Traditionally, Uralicists grouped the Mordvinic and Mari languages together in the so-called Volgaic branch of the Uralic family; this view was however abandoned in the late 20th century. [11] Instead, some Uralicists now prefer a rapid expansion model, with Mordvinic as one out of nine primary branches of Uralic; others propose a close relation between Mordvinic with the Finnic and Saamic branches of Uralic. [12] [13] [14]
Erza.
[...] the idea, once widely-held, that there was a common Mordva-Mari protolanguage (so-called 'proto-Volgaic') is now out of favour.
Mordvinic | |
---|---|
Ethnicity | Mordvins |
Geographic distribution | Southwestern and Southeastern Russia |
Linguistic classification |
Uralic
|
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | mord1256 |
The Mordvinic languages, [3] also known as the Mordvin, [4] Mordovian or Mordvinian languages ( Russian: мордовские языки, mordovskiye yazyki), [5] are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Moksha language, both spoken in Mordovia. [6]
Previously considered a single "Mordvin language", [7] it is now treated as a small language grouping. [8] Due to differences in phonology, lexicon, and grammar, Erzya and Moksha are not mutually intelligible. [9] The two Mordvinic languages also have separate literary forms. The Erzya literary language was created in 1922 and the Mokshan in 1923. [10]
Phonological differences between the two languages include: [7]
The medieval Meshcherian language may have been Mordvinic or close to Mordvinic[ citation needed].
Traditionally, Uralicists grouped the Mordvinic and Mari languages together in the so-called Volgaic branch of the Uralic family; this view was however abandoned in the late 20th century. [11] Instead, some Uralicists now prefer a rapid expansion model, with Mordvinic as one out of nine primary branches of Uralic; others propose a close relation between Mordvinic with the Finnic and Saamic branches of Uralic. [12] [13] [14]
Erza.
[...] the idea, once widely-held, that there was a common Mordva-Mari protolanguage (so-called 'proto-Volgaic') is now out of favour.