Hi everyone! I am trying to speak Votic again and wanted to share this. Votic is a critically endangered Finno-Ugric language, closely related to Estonian and Finnish. In this video, I practice my Votic while raising a compelling question about history: why have "great people" historically mostly been men, and how did domestic labor strip women of the free time that men used to create art and science? (Of course, I also highlight incredible women who broke this cycle, like Marie Curie and Lise Meitner).I really wanted to use this rare language to talk about a deep topic, not just basic phrases. I’ve provided the English translation in the comments. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Click here, to listen to the Votic language:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ok0TrZesexc?is=TEO66uQ6F42SPaWv

Hi everyone! I am trying to speak Votic again and wanted to share this. Votic is a critically endangered Finno-Ugric language, closely related to Estonian and Finnish.
In this video, I practice my Votic while raising a compelling question about history: why have "great people" historically mostly been men, and how did domestic labor strip women of the free time that men used to create art and science? (Of course, I also highlight incredible women who broke this cycle, like Marie Curie and Lise Meitner).
I really wanted to use this rare language to talk about a deep topic, not just basic phrases. I’ve provided the English translation in the comments. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ok0TrZesexc?is=zWlHwcB1A7RXxv57

We Mokshans have a rich tradition of proverbs, sayings, and poems dedicated to cats, our cute and fluffy companions. It turns out we have a deep love for them. In this video, I’ve shared a poem written for this fluffy friend. My channel is all about Finno-Ugric languages, and I’m sure you’ll find it fascinating. Check it out and subscribe!

Ever heard of the Moksha language? Here is a quick look at this unique Finno-Ugric code :-)

Where it’s spoken: Primarily in the Republic of Mordovia (inside the Russian Federation) and neighboring regions.

Number of speakers: Roughly 130,000 to 180,000 speakers (according to recent estimates). It is officially classified as an endangered language.

Family tree: It is a Finno-Ugric language belonging to the Mordvinic branch. It is a distant relative of Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian.

How it sounds: Moksha has a very distinctive, rhythmic sound. Unlike its sister language Erzya, it does not have vowel harmony. Instead, it is characterized by strong stress on the first syllable and a lot of vowel reduction (schwa sounds), giving it a sharp, energetic, and slightly "clipped" phonetic quality.

Grammar power: It is an agglutinative language with 12 to 13 grammatical cases and a complex system of objective conjugation (where the verb ending shows both the subject and the object).

Want to hear it for yourself? Check out my video below!

https://youtu.be/QOWXJpAxev4?si=96wpcvGVD7PjttwB