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Erzya
Uralic (Mordvinic)
Erzya is one of two Mordvinic languages, paired with Moksha (mdf), historically spoken by the Erzya people of the middle Volga and now centred in the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent oblasts. The two Mordvinic languages — both state languages of Mordovia — are not mutually intelligible despite their kinship, and have separate written standards in Cyrillic. Erzya features extensive case inflection (12 cases), vowel harmony, and a noun-conjugation conjugation pattern unusual for Uralic.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Erzya
Water
ведь
/vedʲ/
Fire
тол
/tol/
Sun
чи
/tʃi/
Moon
ков
/kov/
Mother
ава
/ava/
Father
тетя
/tʲetʲa/
Eat
ярсамс
/jarsams/
Drink
симемс
/sʲimems/
Love
вечкема
/vetʃkema/
Heart
седей
/sedej/
Tree
чувто
/tʃuvto/
House
кудо
/kudo/
Dog
киска
/kiska/
Cat
катка
/katka/
Hand
кедь
/kedʲ/
Eye
сельме
/sʲelʲmʲe/
Hello
шумбрат
/ʃumbrat/
Thank you
сюкпря
/sʲukprʲa/
One
вейке
/vejke/
Good
паро
/paro/
Words compared
Compared with related Uralic (Mordvinic) languages
| Meaning | Erzya | Moksha | Meadow Mari | Luvale | Hill Mari | Gilbertese | Kaonde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ведь /vedʲ/ | ведь /vedʲ/ | вӱд /vyd/ | meya /meja/ | вӹд /vʉd/ | ran /ɾan/ | mema /mema/ |
| Fire | тол /tol/ | тол /tol/ | тул /tul/ | kakahya /kakahja/ | тыл /tɨl/ | ai /ai/ | mujilo /mudʒilo/ |
| Sun | чи /tʃi/ | ши /ʃi/ | кече /ketʃe/ | likumbi /likumbi/ | кечӹ /ketʃʉ/ | tai /tai/ | juba /dʒuba/ |
| Moon | ков /kov/ | ков /kov/ | тылзе /tɨlze/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ | тӹлзӹ /tʉlzʉ/ | namwakaina /namʷakaina/ | ñondo /ɲondo/ |
| Mother | ава /ava/ | тядя /tʲadʲa/ | ава /ava/ | mama /mama/ | ӓвӓ /ævæ/ | tinau /tinau/ | bama /bama/ |
| Father | тетя /tʲetʲa/ | аля /alʲa/ | ача /atʃa/ | tata /tata/ | ӓтя /ætʲa/ | tamau /tamau/ | batata /batata/ |
| Eat | ярсамс /jarsams/ | ярхцамс /jarxtsams/ | кочкаш /kotʃkaʃ/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | качкаш /katʃkaʃ/ | amwarake /amʷaɾake/ | kuja /kudʒa/ |
| Drink | симемс /sʲimems/ | симомс /simoms/ | йӱаш /jyaʃ/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | йӱӓш /jyæʃ/ | nima /nima/ | kutoma /kutoma/ |
| Love | вечкема /vetʃkema/ | кельгома /kelʲɡoma/ | йӧратымаш /jøratɨmaʃ/ | zangi /zaŋɡi/ | ярататмаш /jaratatmaʃ/ | tangira /taŋiɾa/ | butemwe /butemwe/ |
| Heart | седей /sedej/ | седи /sedʲi/ | шӱм /ʃym/ | mutima /mutima/ | шӱм /ʃym/ | nano /nano/ | muchima /mutʃima/ |
| Tree | чувто /tʃuvto/ | шуфта /ʃufta/ | пушеҥге /puʃeŋɡe/ | mutondo /mutondo/ | пушӓнгӹ /puʃæŋɡʉ/ | kai /kai/ | kichi /kitʃi/ |
| House | кудо /kudo/ | куд /kud/ | пӧрт /pørt/ | zuvo /zuvo/ | пӧрт /pørt/ | auti /auti/ | nzubo /nzubo/ |
| Dog | киска /kiska/ | пине /pinʲe/ | пий /pij/ | kawa /kawa/ | пи /pi/ | kamea /kamea/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | катка /katka/ | катка /katka/ | пырыс /pɨrɨs/ | katako /katako/ | кытьӹ /kʉtʲʉ/ | katu /katu/ | kapuso /kapuso/ |
| Hand | кедь /kedʲ/ | кядь /kʲadʲ/ | кид /kid/ | livoko /livoko/ | кид /kid/ | bai /bai/ | kuboko /kuboko/ |
| Eye | сельме /sʲelʲmʲe/ | сельме /sʲelʲmʲe/ | шинча /ʃintʃa/ | liso /liso/ | сӹнзӓ /sʉnzæ/ | mata /mata/ | jiso /dʒiso/ |
| Hello | шумбрат /ʃumbrat/ | шумбрат /ʃumbrat/ | салам лийже /salam lijʒe/ | mwane /mwane/ | пӓрӓнӓ /pærænæ/ | mauri /mauɾi/ | mwapoñai /mwapoɲai/ |
| Thank you | сюкпря /sʲukprʲa/ | сюкпря /sʲukprʲa/ | тау /tau/ | nasakwilila /nasakwilila/ | таусола /tausola/ | ko rabwa /ko ɾabʷa/ | nasakwilila /nasakwilila/ |
| One | вейке /vejke/ | фкя /fkʲa/ | ик /ik/ | -mwe /mwe/ | ик /ik/ | teuana /teuana/ | umo /umo/ |
| Good | паро /paro/ | цебярь /tsʲebʲarʲ/ | сай /saj/ | -mwaza /mwaza/ | сӓй /sæj/ | raoiroi /ɾaoiɾoi/ | kyawama /kjawama/ |
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