Shoksha

For other uses, see Shoksha (disambiguation).

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. They live mostly in Mordovia, Tengushevsky District and Torbeyevsky District. They speak the Shoksha dialect, 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.

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
• Torbeyevsky District: Drakino, Кажлодка, Майский, Фёдоровка (depopulated), Якстере Теште (depopulated)