Anayevo

Anayevo Анаю
Village
Moksha transcription(s)
• Cyrillic	Анаю
• Romanization	Anaju
• IPA	[ɑ'nɑju]
Etymology: Moksha: Анай, romanized: Anai (name)
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Coordinates: 54°23′N 42°55′E[1]
Country	Russia
Region	Mordovia
District	Zubovo-Polyansky District
Anayu	c 16th century
Founded by	Anai
Government
• Type	Rural Locality Office
• Body	Head of Rural Locality Office
Elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	367
	Moksha speakers
Demonym(s)	Moksha: Анаюфне, romanized: Anayufnä
Time zone	UTC+3:00
Website	zpolyana.e-mordovia.ru/vill/view/305

Anayevo (Russian: Анаево; Moksha: Анаю, romanized: Anaju) is a rural locality (a selo), administrative centre of Anayevskoye Rural Locality of Zubovo-Polyansky District, Mordovia, Russia.

Etymology

The name derived from pre-Christian Moksha name Anai.

History

Mentioned in 1614 among 9 villages of Steldema belyak together with "Pashatova, Shapkino, Podlyasova, Selische, Paramzina, Zheravkina, Kargashina, 1/2 Avdalova". [2]

Geography

Anayevo is located 29 km of Zubova Polyana (the district's administrative centre) by road and 12 km of Vad railawaystation.

Sources

• Kevbrin, B. F.; Rogachev, V. I.; Shuli︠a︡ev, A. D. (2012). Motivy rodimoĭ zemli : dukhovnai︠a︡ kulʹtura zhiteleĭ Zubovo-Poli︠a︡nskogo raĭona Respubliki Mordovii︠a︡ : khrestomatii︠a︡ narodnoĭ kulʹtury. Saransk: "Krasnyĭ Okti︠a︡brʹ". ISBN 978-5-7493-1648-3. OCLC 844176424.[3]

References

1. Map of Anayu in Republic of Mordovia
2. Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts. F. 1209. L. 1. No 6466 (Belyakov A.V.)
3. Smirnov (1979). "Moksha Ethnology. Volumes 1, 2, 4" – via Zubova Polyana History and Ethnography.