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Article: Mordvins
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- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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Mordvins
PRONUNCIATION:
MORD-vins
ALTERNATE NAMES:
Erzias; Mokshas
LOCATION:
Russia (Moksha and Sura rivers region)
POPULATION:
1.15 million
LANGUAGE:
Mordvin (Moksha and Erzia); Russian
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INTRODUCTION
There are many Finno-Ugric peoples living in Russia. These groups speak languages that are related to modern Finnish and/or Hungarian and include the Karelians, Komi, Maris, Mordvins, and Udmurts. These groups traditionally lived in the Middle Volga region of Russia and are culturally diverse. This article will focus on one of the largest Finno-Ugric groups, the Mordvins.
The modern Mordvins live in the Russian Federation. The Mordvins consider themselves to be two ...