Shoksha (Erzya:шокшот,romanized: šokšot,Russian:шокша,romanized: shoksha) is anethnographic group ofErzya people. It is named after the village ofShoksha [ru] inTengushevsky District,Mordovia.[1][2] They live mostly in Mordovia, Tengushevsky District andTorbeyevsky District. The ethnonym is relatively recent.[3]
Shoksha live (or lived) in following settlements:
| Shoksha | |
|---|---|
| Shokshsky, Shoksha-Mordovian | |
| шокшскень кяль | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Tengushevsky District |
| Ethnicity | Shoksha |
Native speakers | 1,669 |
| unwritten | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
 Dialect map of Moksha-Erzya-Shoksha; "E-V" is for Shoksha | |
The Shoksha speak theShoksha dialect [de;ru], a dialect of theErzya language formed under the influence of theMoksha language, as for a long time Shokshas have been living with and surrounded byMokshas. The language is unwritten and has a status of critically endangered.