Erzya language
Erzya (ISO 639-3 code myv) is a language of the Uralic family spoken in 8 countries. It has about 250,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | myv |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | erzy1239 |
| Family | Uralic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine |
| Speakers (estimate) | 250,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Erzya words
- аволдавтомс
- аволдакшномс
- аволдамс
- аволямс
- азор
- алкукс
- ало
- ансяк
- аржо
- арсема
- арсемс
- арт
- атя
- ашо
- аштемс
- важо
- ваксарке
- валкс
- вана
- ве
- вейсэндявкс
- вельмемс
- весе
- вечкемс
Related languages
Other Uralic languages, nearest first.
- Hungarian13,000,000 speakers
- Finnish5,600,000 speakers
- Eastern Mari500,000 speakers
- Udmurt324,338 speakers
- Moksha200,000 speakers
- Komi-Permyak110,000 speakers
- Karelian63,000 speakers
- Võro50,000 speakers
- Western Mari50,000 speakers
- Livvi27,000 speakers
- Northern Sami25,700 speakers
- Kven Finnish5,750 speakers
More about Erzya
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.