Moksha
Мокшень кяль
Moksha is a Uralic language spoken in Russia, by about 2,025 people.
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Moksha (мокшень кяль, mokšəń käĺ, pronounced ['mɔkʃənʲ kælʲ]) is a Mordvinic language of the Uralic family, spoken by Mokshas, with around 130,000 native speakers in 2010.
Moksha is the majority language in the western part of Mordovia.
Its closest relative is the Erzya language, with which it is not mutually intelligible. Moksha is also possibly closely related to the extinct Meshcherian and Muromian languages.
From Wikipedia · Moksha language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Moksha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | тядя | tädä |
| father | аля | alä |
| child | идь | iď |
| man | аля | alä |
| woman | ава | ava |
| name | лем | lem |
| eye | сельме | seľme |
| ear | пиле | pile |
| nose | шалхка | šalxka |
| tooth | пей | pej |
| tongue | кяль | käľ |
| hand | кядь | käď |
| heart | седи | sedi |
| head | пря | prä |
| blood | вер | ver |
| bone | пакарь | pakaŕ |
| skin | ёжа | joža |
| breast | мяште | mäšte |
| liver | макса | maksa |
| water | ведь | veď |
| fire | тол | tol |
| moon | ков | kov |
| sky | менель | meneľ |
| rain | пизем | pizem |
| wind | варма | varma |
| mountain | панда | panda |
| river | ляй | läj |
| sea | моря | morä |
| leaf | лопа | lopa |
| night | ве | ve |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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