Paasonen’s Mordvin materials

Map of Paasonen’s fieldwork (1891–1912) of the Erzya and Moksha

These are all locales, Erzya and Moksha, where fieldwork materials were collected for and Heikki Paasonen 1891–1912. The dialects of each language within the Republic of Mordovia have been classified as five groups by Aleksandr Pavlovich Feoktistov. The some locales have not been classified, especially outside of the Republic, and other locales have more than one classification. By clicking the dot, you will reveal the location. (https://www.sgr.fi/fi/items/show/413)

Map of Paasonen’s Erzya fieldwork (1891–1912)

These are Erzya locales where fieldwork materials were collected for and by Heikki Paasonen 1891–1912.

Map of Paasonen’s Moksha fieldwork (1891–1912)

These are Moksha locales where fieldwork materials were collected for and by Heikki Paasonen 1891–1912.

code name
mdf:C Moksha, Central Dialect
mdf:Mixed Moksha, Mixed Dialect
mdf:SE Moksha, Southeast Dialect
mdf:Trans Moksha, Transitional Dialect
mdf:W Moksha, Western Dialect
mdf:X Moksha, Undetermined Dialect
myv:C Eryza, Central Dialect
myv:Mixed Eryza, Mixed Dialect
myv:NW Eryza, Northwest Dialect
myv:SE Eryza, Southeast Dialect
myv:SW Eryza, Southwest Dialect
myv:Trans Eryza, Transitional Dialect
myv:W Eryza, Western Dialect
myv:X Eryza, Undetermined Dialect

Feoktistov & Saarinen, 2005 Moksha Dialects

These are Moksha locales identified as dialect collection points in:

  • Feoktistov, Aleksandr & Saarinen, Sirkka. 2005. Mokšamordvan murteet. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 249. – Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. (https://www.sgr.fi/fi/items/show/111)

Mordvin settlements in Bashkortostan (2014)

The data for this article is derived from the All-Russian census 2010.

code name
Bask-group Mixed Dialects, Bashkortostan
CD-Atj-group Central Dialect, Atûrevo group
CD-E-group Central Dialect, East group
CD-Jeln-group Central Dialect, Jelʼnikov group
CD-Krasn-group Central Dialect, Krasnoslobodsk group
CD-NE-group Central Dialect, Northeast group
CD-Ruz-group Central Dialect, Ruzaevka group
CD-Temn-group Central Dialect, Temnikov group
MixD-N-group Mixed Dialect, North group
MixD-S-group Mixed Dialect, South group
MixD-SE-group Mixed Dialect, Southeast group
SED Southeast Dialect
TrD-SW-group Transitional Dialect, Southwest group
TrD-wedge Transitional Dialect, Wedge
WD-N-group Western Dialect, North group
WD-S-group Western Dialect, South group
NA No dialect assigned

Mordvin populus attested in from census registry (2002)

The data is derived from the All-Russian census 2002 as provided in Mokšamordvan murteet (2005), this means that the settlements in Khazakhstan, Armenia and other places outside the Russian Federation are not shown.

  • Feoktistov, Aleksandr & Saarinen, Sirkka. 2005. Mokšamordvan murteet. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 249. – Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. (https://www.sgr.fi/fi/items/show/111)
code name
E Erzya
M Moksha
x Undocumented