Erzyas
Finno-Ugric ethnic group
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The Erzyas (also Erzyans', Erzya people; Erzya: эрзят, romanized: erzat; Russian: эрзяне, romanized: erzyane) are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group. Their native language is Erzya. They are closely related to but distinct from Mokshas, and together they are often called Mordvin peoples, especially by outsiders.[2][3]
эрзят | |
|---|---|
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 Erzya women | |
| Total population | |
| 57,008[1] (2010, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia: Mordovia | |
| Languages | |
| Erzya, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox Christianity, Erzyan native religion, Lutheranism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Volga Finns, particularly Moksha and Mari |
Famous people of Erzya descent
- Syreś Boläeń, public figure, poet and translator, half-Erzya
- Vasily Chapayev, Bolshevik commander
- Stepan Erzia, Russian sculptor
- Yakov Grigoshin, writer[4]
- Nadezhda Kadysheva, Russian singer
- Mariz Kemal, writer[5]
- Purgaz, leader
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