Erzyas
Erzyas or Erzya people are one of the Mordvin peoples.[2][3]
 Erzya women | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 553,000[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 |
Erzya flag
Erzya woman holding a shtatol
Famous people of Erzya descent
- Purgaz
- Stepan Erzia, Russian sculptor
- Nadezhda Kadysheva, Russian singer
- Vasily Chapayev, Bolshevik commander
See also
References
- "Официальная публикация итогов Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года. Т. 1. Численность и размещение населения". Федеральная служба государственной статистики (in Russian). Russian Federal State Statistics Service. 2010.
- Erza We Are!, Two languages – two nations
- Wikipedia in Erzya language is here
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