Shoksha

Shoksha (Erzya: шокшот, romanized: šokšot, Russian: шокша, romanized: shoksha) is an ethnographic group of Erzya people. It is named after the village of Shoksha in Tengushevsky District, Mordovia.[1][2] They live mostly in Mordovia, Tengushevsky District and Torbeyevsky District. They speak Shoksha language, a dialect of Erzya language formed under the influence of Moksha language because for a long time Shokshas have been living surrounded by Mokshas. The ethnonym is relatively recent.[3]

For other uses, see Shoksha (disambiguation).
Dialect map of Moksha-Erzya-Shoksha; "E-V" is for Shoksha

Shoksha live (or lived) in following settlements:

  • Tengushevsky District: Баево, Березняк, Вяжга, Дудниково, Коляево, Кураево, Малая Шокша, Мельсетьево, Мокшанка, Нароватово, Сакаево, Стандрово, Шелубей, Широмасово, Shoksha[3]
  • Torbeyevsky District: Drakino, Кажлодка, Майский, Фёдоровка (depopulated), Якстере Теште (depopulated)[3]

References
  1. Mordva
  2. Шаронов С. М., Шокша: Историко-этногрофический очерк, Saransk, 2004, ISBN 5-7493-0693-3
  3. МОРДВА, ЭРЗЯ, МОКША — ИСТОРИЯ ЭТНОСА И ЭТНОНИМА
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