Erzyas
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| Эрзят | |
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Erzya women
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| Total population | |
| 57,008[1] (2010, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia: Mordovia |
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| Languages | |
| Erzya, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox Christianity, Erzyan native religion, Lutheranism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Volga Finns, particularly Moksha and Mari |
The Erzyas or Erzya people (Erzya: Эрзят, Erźat; Russian: Эрзяне) are one of the Mordvin peoples.[2]
Famous people of Erzya descent
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Erzya girls, 1914
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Erzya woman holding a shtatol
- Purgaz
- Stepan Erzia, Russian sculptor
- Nadezhda Kadysheva, Russian singer
- Vasily Chapayev, Bolshevik commander
- Valeri Vasioukhin, Professor of Cancer Biology, University of Washington[3]
See also
References
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эрзянь edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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