Moksha

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Etymology

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Apparently from ся (śa, that) +‎ -да (-da, from, ablative) +‎ -о- (-o-, interfix) +‎ -нга (-nga, intensifier). An intensified version of сяда (śada).

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Preposition

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сядонга (śadonga)

  1. used with adjectives to form comparatives
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      мольхть сяда (сядонга) вишкста
      moľhť śada ( śadonga ) višksta
      go faster
      сери — сяда (сядонга) сери
      śeŕi — śada ( śadonga ) śeŕi
      high — higher
      вии — сяда (сядонга) вии
      viji — śada ( śadonga ) viji
      strong — stronger

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