Category:Erzya terms by usage

Erzya terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Erzya terms with archaic senses: Erzya terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Erzya childish terms: Erzya terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
• Category:Erzya colloquialisms: Erzya terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Erzya dated terms: Erzya terms that are no longer fashionable and thus are anachronistic, but still sometimes in use, especially by older speakers.
• Category:Erzya dialectal terms: Erzya terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Erzya higher register terms: Erzya terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Erzya informal terms: Erzya terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Erzya terms with obsolete senses: Erzya terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Erzya poetic terms: Erzya terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Erzya terms with rare senses: Erzya terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.