A comparative analysis of the expression of possessive relations in the Erzya dialects of the Kochkurovo district, Republic of Mordovia

Introduction. The dialects of the Mordovian Prisurye are characterized by a developed system of possessive suffixes and feature various means and forms of expressing possessive relations. Until now, the dialectal system of possessive suffixes in certain Erzya dialects within the studied region has not been the subject of dedicated research. Therefore, an important objective of this article is to describe the dialectal features of possessive suffixes within the paradigms of noun declensions and their realizations in the Erzya dialects of the villages in the Kochkurovsky District of the Republic of Mordovia. The aim of the study is a comparative analysis of the paradigms of possessive suffixes and the ways of expressing possessive relations in this dialectal landscape.